I

Humanity, having strayed from the Almighty’s provision of life,

is ignorant of the purpose of existence, but fears death nonetheless.

They are without help or support, yet still reluctant to close their eyes,

and they steel themselves to drag out an ignoble existence in this world,

sacks of flesh with no sense of their own souls.

You live in this way, without hope, as do others, without aim.

Only the Holy One of legend will save the people who,

moaning in the midst of their suffering, long desperately for His arrival.

So far, such belief has not been realized, has not been realized

in those who lack consciousness.

Nevertheless, the people still yearn for it so, yearn for it so.

II

The Almighty has mercy on these people who’ve suffered deeply;

at the same time, He feels averse toward these people who lack consciousness,

as He has had to wait, wait too long for an answer from humanity.

He wishes to seek, to seek your heart and your spirit,

to bring you water and bring you food and to awaken you,

that you may no longer be thirsty and be hungry.

When you feel weary

and when you begin to feel something of the bleak desolation of this world,

do not be lost, do not cry.

Almighty God, the Watcher, will embrace your arrival at any time.

III

He is keeping watch by your side, waiting for you to turn back around.

He is waiting for the day you suddenly recover your memory:

when you realize that you came from God,

when you realize that you came from God,

that, at some unknown time you lost your direction,

at some unknown time you lost consciousness on the road,

and at some unknown time acquired a “father”;

when you realize, furthermore,

that the Almighty has always been keeping watch,

waiting there a very, very long time for your return.

IV

He has been watching with desperate longing,

waiting for a response without an answer.

His watching and waiting are beyond any price,

and they are for the sake of the human heart and spirit.

Perhaps this watching and waiting are indefinite,

and perhaps they are at an end.

But you should know exactly,

know exactly where your heart and your spirit are right now.

Perhaps this watching and waiting are indefinite,

and perhaps they are at an end.

But you should know exactly,

know exactly where your heart and your spirit are right now.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Sighing of the Almighty