Daily Meditation: Friday, April 11, 2003

Be patient, do not lose courage, because you are all …

04/11/2003

Be patient, do not lose courage, because you are all princes and princesses, and a kingdom awaits you. 'Yes,' you will say, 'but while waiting I am living in poverty, and I am exhausted from work. People do not respect me and even insult me.' Yes, but this is a temporary situation. The king, your heavenly Father, has sent you on a short apprenticeship for pedagogical reasons. In His wisdom and foresight, He says to Himself: 'When this child reigns, he will have immense power over millions of beings, but how is he going to fulfil this task if he has not first developed qualities of patience, goodness, and courage? He will be spiteful, lazy, capricious, and a coward; he will imagine that everyone is there to serve him and will behave like a tyrant. Therefore, I will not allow him to take possession of his kingdom until he has proven he will not abuse his power and his wealth... not a moment sooner.' So, work, be full of courage and hope, and one day you will receive a kingdom as your inheritance.