AC 5662 [2]
Almost every one believes peace to be security from enemies,
and also tranquility at home and among companions.
such peace is not meant in this passage (Genesis 48:18-23),
but a peace which immeasurably transcends it ....
This peace can be bestowed on no one unless he is led by the Lord
and is in the Lord,
that is, in heaven where the Lord is all in all;
for heavenly peace flows in
when the cupidities arising from the love of self and the world
are taken away.
... for they infest a person's interiors,
and at last cause him to make rest consist in unrest,
and peace in annoyances,
because his delight is in evils.
So long as a person is in these
he cannot possibly know what peace is...
because he makes peace consist in the delight of evil,
which is the opposite of peace.
Friday, February 01, 2008
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