DLW 335
. . . all useful ends are infinitely one in the Lord,
and do not originate in mankind except from the Lord.
For a person cannot do good of himself
but only from the Lord.
Good is what we are calling a useful end.
The essence of spiritual love is to do good to others,
not for one's own sake,
but for their sake.
Infinitely more is it the essence of Divine love.
The case is the same as with the love of parents for their children,
who do good to them out of love,
not for their own sake but for the children's sake.
This is clearly seen in a mother's love for her little children.
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Further from DLW 335:
It follows from this that the uses the Lord performs for Himself through mankind exist to the end that He may do good to people out of love, and because this is His love, their reception of it is His love's delight.
Lovely. Swedenborg on spiritual love. And then taking it one step further to the Lord and celestial love.
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