Preface

execution immersed in God: until He finally gave both a new awakening and also inward joy—through the internally strengthening hunger of righteous souls for this manna original: "Manna"; a biblical reference to the food provided by God to the Israelites, here signifying spiritual nourishment through these writings—to be mindful of satisfying such a just and general desire of the true spiritual children original: "Geisteskinder"; followers who looked to Uberfeld as a spiritual father of the blessed man of God.

However, circumstances, and particularly the departure of several assistants who were available on site, have compelled us this time to present the bread of life original: "Brodt des Lebens"; a common metaphor for Christ or spiritual truth in the anointed word to our fellow-children only, as it were, piece by piece. In this we have proceeded all the more confidently, especially as other good reasons also prevailed, since our beloved father in Christ himself often expressed, both orally and in writing as occasions arose, how it was most pleasing to him when these spiritual matters were shared with others through useful extracts original: "Extracten"; concise selections or summaries of longer spiritual texts: in which he also, with his own example in