I__Why is it Taking so Long? __ Several years ago, after spending a considerable amount of time earnestly praying for the inflowing of Divine Love, I began to wonder if the transformation of my soul—the New Birth—was actually happening. I began asking, “Why is it taking so long?” My life had not changed that much. I was still in a state of some darkness and uncertainty. Maybe it was this uncertainty itself that was the problem? I remember reading this passage from Padgett's True Gospel: “Well, you let doubt come into your mind, and as a consequence, your soul does not respond, although, strange as it may seem, the Divine Love is there, but when this mental doubt exists, it is as if it were a covering which prevents the existence of the Love in the soul to shine forth and produce the great feeling of happiness and joy which otherwise you might experience.” ** I was convinced that I had indeed received Divine Love, but I was not convinced that It had actually become part of my soul, which is necessary before the transformation can begin. The Padgett writings offer this brief summary: “The Divine Love is a thing entirely apart from the nature of man, even in its purest state, and was never conferred on man as was the natural love; and, consequently, when man obtains this Divine Love and it becomes a part of his soul qualities, his nature, as it were, changes, and he becomes a new creature. An additional something has been conferred upon him, and it becomes impossible for him to remain the mere man that he was…” ***