I

Since we’re searching for the footprints of God,

it behooves us to search for God’s intentions,

search for the words of God, for His utterances,

search for the words of God, for His utterances—

because wherever there are new words spoken by God,

the voice of God is there, the voice of God is there,

and wherever there are the footsteps of God,

God’s deeds are there, God’s deeds are there.

Wherever there is the expression of God, there God appears, there God appears,

and wherever God appears, there the truth, the way, and the life exist.

II

In seeking God’s footprints,

you have ignored the words “God is the truth, the way, and the life.”

And so, many people, even when they receive the truth,

do not believe that they have found God’s footprints,

and still less do they acknowledge the appearance of God.

What a grave mistake! What a grave mistake!

The appearance of God cannot be reconciled with man’s notions,

still less can God appear at the behest of man.

God makes His own choices and has His own plans,

has His own plans when He does His work;

moreover, He has His own objectives and His own methods,

He has His own objectives and His own methods.

III

Whatever work God does, He has no need to discuss it with man

or seek his advice, seek his advice,

much less to notify each and every person of His work.

This is God’s disposition, which should, moreover, be recognized by everyone.

If you desire to witness the appearance of God,

to follow the footsteps of God,

then you must first walk away from your own notions.

You must not demand that God do this or that,

much less should you place Him within your own confines

and limit Him to your own notions.

Instead, you should demand of yourselves

how you ought to seek God’s footprints,

how you ought to accept God’s appearance,

and how you ought to submit to the new work of God:

This is what man should do, what man should do.

Since man is not the truth, and is not possessed of the truth,

he should seek, accept, and submit,

he should seek, accept, and submit.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Appendix 1: The Appearance of God Has Ushered in a New Age