I

Day after day I stand in observance over the universe, and I humbly hide Myself in My dwelling place, experiencing human life and closely studying humanity's every deed. No one has ever truly offered up themselves to Me; no one has ever pursued the truth. No one's ever been conscientious toward Me or made resolutions before Me and then kept to their duty. No one has ever allowed Me to dwell in them, nor valued Me as people would their own lives. No one has ever seen, in practical reality, all that My divinity is; no one has ever been willing to be in contact with the practical God Himself.

II

People imagine Me to know all things; they regard Me as God Himself who accedes to all supplications. Most, therefore, come before Me only to seek God's help, not because of any desire to know Me. When people are in the throes of illness, they urgently plead for My aid. In times of adversity, they confide their difficulties to Me with all their might, the better to shed their suffering. However, not a single human being has been able to also love Me whilst in a state of comfort; not a single person has reached out in times of peace and happiness, that I might partake of their joy.

III

When their little families are happy and well, people have long since cast Me aside, so that they can enjoy their families' blessed happiness. So many times I have been rejected by humans in their times of joyous laughter; so many times I have been leaned upon as a crutch by humans as they stumbled; so many times I have been forced into the role of doctor by people who were suffering from illness. How cruel humans are! They are utterly unreasonable and immoral. Not even the feelings with which humans are supposedly equipped can be perceived in them. Ponder the past, and compare it to the present: Are any changes taking place within you?

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. God's Words to the Entire Universe, Chapter 14