Message from Jesus, published in The gospel of God’s Love, page 111.
“The scenes in which I was represented are creatures of the imagination, and intended to impress upon the observers of these scenes the beliefs or thoughts that, because of my teachings of peace and goodwill to humankind, I would necessarily be interested in those things that violate my teachings, and consequently would be present at the fields of battle.
“But it may surprise you when I tell you that I do not visit these scenes, because my mission as a spirit is not to help those who fall in battle and come to the spirit world as the result of war’s destruction. There are many spirits whose duty it is to look after the spirits of those who are so suddenly ushered into the spirit world, and to help them to a realization of their changed conditions, and to lead them to a knowledge that they are no longer mortals. These spirits are specially designed for ths work, and they comfort the unfortunate spirits and help them to recover from the shock of their violent and sudden transformation.
“This work, as you may say, is a material one; the helping spirits work to make the coming of these spirits as free as possible from the terrors which such sudden transformation might otherwise cause. This work is necessary, and one which is a part of the plan of the Father for the welfare and happiness of His children,
“But my work is different. I deal only with the souls of humans; and on the field of battle, the souls of mortals are not generally open to the influence of my teachings. And so my work is not among those physically dead, but among the spiritually “living,” who are in that state of mental and soul equipoise to receive the influences of my suggestions and love. The field of battle is not my place of work, and the killing of men and the carnage of war do not attract me, or provide for me the opportunity to do the great work that I (and the spirits who know the reality of divine love) do.
“I am interested in the peace of humankind and the love of one brother for another, and my teachings on earth and in the spirit world are given for the purpose of bringing about this peace.” To be continued