Message from Peter, continued. Found in The Gospel of God’s Love, page 144.
“Humans themselves must be the actors and the initiating force to bring about changes in their will, and no assurances of forgiveness by popes, priests or church can eradicate these contaminating influences, or remove that which is the cause of the sin, or the effect of the cause. You can see that there is no relationship between these assurances of forgiveness, and the actual sin (or the cause thereof). Prayer to the Father, or supplication to priest and church is believed to effectuate the object sought for, but this belief is erroneous, and so humans do not receive the relief prayed for.
“Yet, prayer is a very important element in forgiveness. While the Father does not, and priests and churches cannot, forgive sin in the manner mentioned, yet true, sincere prayer to the Father for forgiveness will bring its answer, and affect, not the sin, but the soul of the human, so that their will and appetites may be influenced in such a way that they will receive and realize the fact that a wonderful help is changing their appetites and desires; and then turning their thoughts to those things that will enable them to remove from their recollections the thoughts which are the cause of the existence of their souls in a state of sin.
“If humans would only realize this truth, and when they desire forgiveness of their sins, pray to the Father for help in turning away from these thoughts, and in exercising their will in accord with God’s will – and not expect any arbitrary forgiveness or “removal” of their sins – they would find themselves on their way to this forgetfulness and the true forgiveness.
“I desired to write this message and am pleased that I could do so. Thanking you, I will say goodnight. Your brother in Christ, Peter the Apostle ”
I understand that words do not always help, even sincere-seekers-of-truth, know how to pray from their heart. It’s something which needs to be tried and worked at with humility, dedication and striving to develop greater faith in the power of God’s Love. Pray to elevate your souls’ desires to understand spiritual truths, and gain the strength needed to overcome weakness. It cannot happen unless your desires are earnest, and consistant. And only if, after you fall, you get up again and pray with renewed strength and faith in the Power of Love. Amen