of
God! The prophets of Judah and Israel, Elijah, Jeremiah, Isaiah and
Ezekiel, were humble men, as were also the apostles of Jesus Christ.

Peter, the chief of the apostles, used to divide the proceeds of his
fishing into seven parts, and when, having taken one part for each day's
use, he arrived at the seventh portion, he knew it was the Sabbath day.
Consider this! and then think of his future position; to what glory he
attained because the Holy Spirit wrought great works through him.

We understand that the Holy Spirit is the energizing factor in the life of
man. Whosoever receives this power is able to influence all with whom he
comes into contact.

The greatest philosophers without this Spirit are powerless, their souls
lifeless, their hearts dead! Unless the Holy Spirit breathes into their
souls, they can do no good work. No system of philosophy has ever been
able to change the manners and customs of a people for the better. Learned
philosophers, unenlightened by the Divine Spirit, have often been men of
inferior morality; they have not proclaimed in their actions the reality
of their beautiful phrases.

The difference between spiritual philosophers and others is shown by their
lives. The Spiritual Teacher shows His belief in His own teaching, by
Himself being what He recommends to others.

An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more
powerful than the most nobly-born profound scholar without that
inspiration. He who is educated by the Divine Spirit can, in his time,
lead others to receive the same Spirit.

I pray for you that you may be informed by the life of the Divine Spirit,
so that you may be the means of educating others. The life and morals of a
spiritual man are, in themselves, an education to those who know him.

Think not of your own limitations, dwell only on the welfare of the
Kingdom of Glory. Consider the influence of Jesus Christ on His apostles,
then think of their effect upon the world. These simple men were enabled
by the power of the Holy Spirit to spread the glad tidings!

So may you all receive Divine assistance! No capacity is limited when led
by the Spirit of God!

The earth of itself has no properties of life, it is barren and dry, until
fertilized by the sun and the rain; still the earth need not bewail its
own limitations.

May you be given life! May the rain of the Divine Mercy and the warmth of
the Sun of Truth make your gardens fruitful, so that