Manifestation of the Divine

January 1968

Bonjour, my child.

Bonjour, Douce Mère.

(Mother sees the calendar of prayers in my hand.)

You have brought a new one for this year?

Yes, Mother.

It is all right. Is it for the prayers?

Yes, Mother . . .

Now, give me that (looking at the painting of a ‘Bird of Fire’ for January). It is well done. Did Chanda do this?

Yes, Mother.

It is good. (Mother looks at it from various angles.) It is well done. Really well done. (Mother turns the pages of the calendar.) There is nothing here?

No, Mother, the painting is done only for this month.

There is no cover for it?

No, Mother.

This painting is for this month. The others are not done yet?

No, Mother, they will be done in the beginning of each month

Oh, it is good. (Mother concentrates, then writes:)

Que le besoin
de se renouveler constamment
s’éveille ardent au seuil
de la nouvelle année.

May the need
to constantly renew oneself
awake, ardent, at the threshold
of the new year.

Voilà. Do you want me to write the month?

Yes, Mother, You could write January 1968

Oh, you want me to write that!

Yes, Mother. (Mother writes “1.1.68”.)

Is it all right like this? And then ‘Bonne Année’ here? (Mother writes ‘Bonne Année’ at the top of the page.)

You want something more? (Mother signs beneath the prayer.)

This is sufficient. It is complete.

Yes, Mother.

1.1.68

May the need
to constantly renew oneself
awake, ardent, at the threshold
of the new year.

The Mother

7 January 1968