daughter, beloved of My Soul, did you not know? did you not know how My Spirit reposes on Nothingness? have you not heard how I delight revealing My entire Face to children? have you not read: "I have been found by those who did not seek Me and have revealed Myself to those who did not consult Me;" (Rm. 10:20)

- I happened to be taking a walk nearby a river when I saw a driftwood, ¹ drifting away with the worldly current; I leaned over and picked it out of the stream, I brought it Home with Me and planted it in My Garden of Delights; from a dry piece of wood I made out of you a Tree; I said: "grow! grow and take root in My Garden, in My own Property; and from your blossoms exhale a perfume to appease My Justice;" I said: "crops of fruit shall sprout each month and your leaves will be the cure to many"; now and then I amuse Myself in pruning you; My delight is to see flowers in blossom and a constant growth in your fruit alone, the Water ² from My Sanctuary ³ can give you growth and Life;

I, Yahweh, will see to it that you prosper; I take pleasure in picking now and then on My way pieces of driftwood; ⁴ I can give life to anything I pick on My way;