“The soul is the instrument of the Spirit, on which he plays his divine song.”
Once I was a lost child, a dead cry calling for support and life. But death offers no support, and my cries were drowned out by the insatiable desires of this world. But now a song has been born from that cry, the song of my heart, which sings forever and ever of the love of God.
And death departed from me, redeemed in this song that the world cannot sing; the one song that collects all lost songs and unites them within itself. And in the light of God’s love, I see: this love song has always been present in the depths of my cry, for it is from this song that the cry draws its life and energy. Every cry is basically a wounded and distorted echo of the divine melody.
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Hellish and heavenly music
In earthly human existence, we constantly need new melodies and timbres to satisfy the soul’s longing for emotional contact and fulfillment. The musical repertoire is wide-ranging, with a great variety of styles. At present, inspiration mostly comes from the lower spiritual worlds, in keeping with the general godless state of affairs.
But it is not only the aggressive and soulless rhythms and sounds that bear witness to demonic activity; in the lyrics, often written by musicians who are addicted to or possessed by drugs, beings from the hellish regions also make themselves heard loudly.
However, there have always been and continue to be wonderful compositions inspired by the heavenly spheres. They set the hearts and souls of listeners in harmonious vibration and open them to spiritual gifts from the light.
However, it is not possible with earthly instruments and voices to unlock the tones in such a way that divine perfection can speak through them. The soul anchored in the material world cannot experience heavenly creation in the same way as the free spirit. Rather, we only hear the surface of the music, just as only the material meaning is revealed in the shell of the word. Only in spiritual awakening or in a state of rapture does one experience the divine-spiritual content of music. In the light spheres, there is no distance from the most wonderful and purest sounds, which interact so perfectly with the soul that it is impossible to imagine. One is, as it were, synchronized in one’s heart with divine-creative vitality. And this comes from within and not, as in material imagination, from outside to inside.
In heaven, a song can give joy and bliss for eternity, for its inexhaustible depth is revealed to the inhabitants. Yes, a single open tone from God would nourish and sustain all creation in time and eternity. And so it is, in fact. For the tone is the Word that was in the beginning and was with God and in God and is God Himself.
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The soul is the instrument of the spirit, on which it performs its divine song. The strings of the soul are its qualities, which, played with humility and devotion, produce songs and compositions in perfect harmony. Thus, in essence, every human being in his or her awakened spiritual life is a perfectly tuned instrument in God’s hand.
The present period of creation represents the crown of all previous creations. Its symphony tells of the freest devotion and unlimited capacity for love of the children of God. Accompanied by the community of all instruments of life, the heavenly choir sings of the love, goodness, and mercy of our Father in Jesus Christ. His blood permeates this common song and carries the singing into his heart, where a new bliss is born for our Father in heaven, who is and will remain a father to his children now and forever.
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In the heart of love, everything becomes music Music becomes love in the heart
When I listen to beautiful music, my soul is carried away from the surface of the notes into the truthfulness of the voices and the sounds of the instruments, and sometimes even transported to heaven. Here I experience what music really means: The heavenly Father stands before his children. With his benevolent, loving, radiant blue eyes, he finds the gaze of every child. His heart is open, his love touches us tenderly in our innermost being. Each and every one of us is completely accepted and filled with his presence in the most indescribable way. A flaming angel begins to sing of God’s love in humility. His song breathes worship in perfection. Then we join in, the choir of the rediscovered and the returned. In the harmony of love, our voices sound as one, connecting all hearts with each other and with Jesus’ heart. Every fiber of our being is now permeated with love and life. We stand in flames that become one flame, one love, one understanding. The singing and sounds become ever more intense, carrying love out into infinity. Yes, it is indeed true that this song permeates all existence. And at the same time, the humility of the sounds carries love back into God’s heart. Here happens what no human eye has ever seen, no human ear has ever heard, and no human mouth is ever able to utter.
What does the world still mean? It is a dream, a fleeting shadow! I want to stay and no longer inhabit this body! And yet I am compelled to return to serve God with every fiber of my being, with every second of my life. In His mercy, I am allowed to visit this place from time to time and linger there while my fleshly shell sheds streams of tears; but the spirit of these tears purifies the soul and washes away all its darkness into the merciful and all-transforming love of Jesus Christ.
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I see the end of time
The last atom of matter is spiritualized. Infinity is filled with countless spirits. A sound emanates from the depths of space. It rises, out of itself, and becomes a song. It is the song of completion, for it is finished—the circle of creation has closed. All that was lost has been found again, all has fulfilled its divine destiny. The song grows ever more intense, the choir of bliss has begun. All life joins in this song, singing of the glory of God, singing of the gentle and merciful love of the Father. The spirits are ablaze, it is impossible to describe how truly, how perfectly fulfilled they sing … now they all become a flame of love burning in honor of Jesus Christ.
Here the Word that was with God in the beginning and was God Himself is fulfilled. O humanity! What a goal! What bliss! The Word that opened time finds its fulfillment in the heart of God. Something completely new begins… but I can only guess at what
unspeakable unspeakable unspeakable.
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