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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:THE WAY OF REPENTANCE \nFrom the writing of Jacob Boehme6 \n◊◊◊ \nWhen…a man finds within himself a hunger\, so that he would eagerly repent\, \nbut finds in himself no proper sorrow for his past sins\, and yet a hunger for sorrow \n(as the poor\, captured soul ever groans\, fears itself and acknowledges itself as guilty \nof sins before God’s judgement)\, he can do no better than to gather sense\, mind \nand all reason together into one and…when he feels a desire to repent he is to make \na powerful resolution\, that in this hour\, in this minute\, he will enter into \nrepentance\, and leave his godless way\, give no attention to any worldly power and \nhonour and\, if it must be\, leave all for true repentance and esteem nothing. \nAnd [he] is to make such a firm and stern resolution for himself that he will \nnever again leave [repentance]\, even if the whole world considers him a fool; and \nthat he will wish to lead his mind obediently away from the beauties and pleasures \nof this world into the sufferings and death of Christ\, under His cross\, and order his \nwhole hope to the coming life and enter into Christ’s vineyard\, in righteousness \nand truth to do God’s will\, and begin and complete all his work in this world in \nChrist’s spirit and will. For the sake of Christ’s word and promise by which He \npromised us heavenly reward\, he should eagerly suffer and bear all misfortune and \nsuffering\, so that he may be counted among the community of Christ’s children…by \nthe blood of Jesus Christ. \nHe is strongly to consider\, and completely wrap his soul [in the idea] that he \nhas made the resolution to gain the love of God in Christ Jesus\, and that according \nto His true promise God will give him the noble pledge of the Holy Spirit as a \nbeginning so that in himself he might be reborn in Christ’s humanity\, according to \nthe heavenly divine being\, and that the spirit of Christ might renew his mind…and \nstrengthen his weak faith so that in his soul’s desire… he might receive…from the \nsweet fountain\, Jesus Christ\, the water of eternal life… \nHe is to consider fully the great love of God\, that God does not wish the death \nof the sinner\, but that he be converted and live. And he is also to [consider] how \nChrist\, in a friendly manner\, calls poor sinners to Himself\, since He desires to \nrevive them; and that God sent His son into the world to seek and to make holy \nthat which was lost\, the poor\, repentant\, converted sinner; and how\, for the sake \nof the poor sinner\, He gave His life unto death\, and for him died in our humanity\, \ntaken on [for us]. \nHe is to consider strongly also that God in Christ Jesus will more readily hear \n[him] and receive him into grace than he himself wants to come to Him; and that \nin the love of Christ\, in the very precious Name JESUS\, God can desire no evil\, that \nthere is no glimpse of wrath in this Name\, but that He is the highest and deepest \nlove and faithfulness… so that He would pour His sweet love into us so that the \nFather’s wrath\, which was enflamed in us\, might be put out and changed into love. \nAll of this occurred for the sake of the poor sinner so that he might again gain the \nopen gate of grace. \nIn such a consideration he should firmly imagine that at this hour and \nmoment he stands in the presence of the Holy Trinity\, and that God is truly present \nin him and outside of him… Thus\, he is to know and believe for certain that he \nstands\, with his soul\, before the face of Jesus Christ\, before the holy Godhead\, and \nthat his soul has turned from God’s face; and that he now\, this hour\, wishes to turn \nhis soul’s eyes and desire to God\, and\, with the poor\, prodigal and returning son \n[desires to] come to the Father. \n  \n6 Jacob Boehme. The Way to Christ. Trans. Peter Erb. New York: Paulist Press\, 1978. 31-34.13 \n  \n 
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