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Tina and Paul also had to endure a similar period of testing. Now and again we would have long talks about this, and often Tina would grow disconsolate and resort to tears. | began telling certain of my friends and acquaintances something about the experiences we had undergone, -myself as leader, and the others along with me. The word got around, and soon the people of our village were talking about it. We were not spared from a good deal of skeptical comment and other painful experiences that added to our personal difficulties. Tina was urged to suspend her activities altogether for a certain period of time. Accompanied by Paul, | began to talk to the first groups of persons that expressed a sincere desire to learn just what had happened. Paul felt confident and sure of himself. I, on the other hand, felt a certain amount of inner resistance, primarily as a consequence of my natural shyness. Urged on by the example of Paul's courage, | began giving talks before various groups of people in Genoa. Whenever | had to speak, | seemed to receive the strength to do so; | felt peaceful inside, and because my heart was full of love, the words flowed easily. Then, again, my former mood would overtake me, and | would have liked to have gone into hiding. When people asked me all manner of questions, | would remember how many questions we had asked the brothers from the universe. Several times | had asked Firkon (who never wished to reveal his true name to us), why they treated us with so much love and patience. Their answer was always the same: "God loves us, and we love you." So now we, in turn, felt an inner compulsion to transmit this great love to the Earth brothers. In the six months of meetings with the brothers, the voice of the Lord had often spoken to me. It urged me to open ray Bible in the quiet of my room, and to read it and pray. This | did, and while | read the words of the Scriptures, the Lord spoke to me and helped me to understand many things that were previously not clear. His voice was pleasant amd impressive, and it inspired me with new enthusiasm whenever | heard it. | was enthralled by the beauty of the biblical narrative, and had to marvel at the way in which the events of our day could be read into the words of that ancient text. | saw Him in the midst of undulating colored light, as He had appeared to me one night many months earlier. Often | was aware of His presence at my side, and always | felt strengthened One day as | was thinking about the words the brothers had spoken to us such a short time ago, | opened my Bible at random, and was suddenly aware of the Lord's presence near me, and | heard Him say: "Too long have | dwelt among those who hate peace. | speak words of peace, but they press on for war." The words are to be found to the one hundred and twentieth Psalm, which is entitled: "The Enemies of Peace." "The true realities are spiritual, not material. When | speak to you, | refer above all to that which pertains to the spirit. However, | have told you before that the listerial destiny and the spiritual destiny are closely bound together." There followed a long silence, during which | was acutely aware of the presence of the Lord, who was now at my right side. When He spoke, there was sadness in His voice: "A great war, such as the planet has never before seen, will be but a pale reflection of the spiritual destruction that the enemy will bring upon the children of the Heavenly Father. As it is written in the Revelation of John, it will even cause the stars of heaven to fall. But not all. The Father will answer with love and an incomparable gift of rescue for the Earth." | recalled what the Blessed Lady had told us at the time of our meeting on the great plain. | understood that this referred to the third message of Fatima, and the events that would occur 78 with a deep sense of inner peace and joy. | was confused, and asked what war He was speaking about. He answered: ANGELS IN STARSHIPS www.cosmic-people.com