Thank you for your good letter, and also for the book Thomas à Kempis. I’ve read some of it and have found a lot of good things. I can’t understand where he got some of his ideas about hell, but there we just have to take out the precious from the vile.

Jesus says in Matt. 21:22, “And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Since the meeting last Sunday morning, and after battling in prayer at home immediately afterward, I received full faith that God will heal you, and I have come to the place where I am thanking God in the Spirit that He will heal you. Now you, too, must demonstrate confidence in God in this matter and allow Him to complete His work. It will strengthen my faith immensely to see God work with you. God cannot break my faith and confidence into pieces, since that would shatter me, and that is not how I have experienced God. On the contrary, Jesus has taught us to take the kingdom of God by force and never to give up either in prayer or supplication. It is with confidence in the doctrine of Christ, in the Spirit which permeates the Scriptures, and in the promises which belong to us when we pray that I dare to believe and give thanks as if it had already come to pass. Of course, you must obey what God works within you, just as you would obey an earthly physician’s advice—much more in fact. And, of course, you must be content with His guidance and with what He ordains, no matter how things seem. I was glad to hear that you slept well the last few nights. So, let us commit this matter into the Lord’s hands.

I read Sr. Palme’s letter while on board today. I think that she worries a lot about spirits, but she doesn’t have any understanding about them. People have been very preoccupied with spirits in this movement, and I believe that they have behaved extremely childishly in this regard. People scare children with stories about trolls and gremlins, which has also been the case here.

It is true that we battle against spiritual powers of the air, but I believe we must be conscious and aware of these forces and not just think of them as something imaginary.

With regard to Agnes Thelle and Dagmar Gregersen, I don’t think we should show them anything that seems newfangled, but rather we should try to turn their focus toward Jesus’ footsteps in a natural way.

The tendency is to try to make everything seem new—something no one has ever seen or heard the likes of before. But when a person does this, they distance themselves from God’s people, and those who receive such things will become puffed up and act like they are better than everyone else.

I think Sr. Palme ought to hear a bit about this. She shouldn’t expect her article to turn the world upside down, because people are sluggish when it comes to making progress in God. Many times I have thought that I could turn conditions in the religious world upside down, but it has only led to me being even more isolated. Maybe her zeal will lead her to the same result. It appears that she is starting to realize this.

I have written a rather gentle letter to Father now. He is also in need of something like that from me.

Hearty greetings.

Your brother,

Sr. Palme’s letter is enclosed!

I cleaned the ceiling and walls in the living room this afternoon. Pauline is due to give birth in January, so she is unable to take too much at the moment.