SD 1561 - the good given by the Lord

SD 1561
So whenever upon self-reflection
we consider we are thinking good, or doing good,
this comes from our ego, from some love, desire, craving.
And whenever one attributes this to oneself,
it is sin in every particular.
So the good that is given by the Lord
is done when we are not reflecting from our own effort,
that is, when we are unaware of it,
according to the Lord's Word,
that a person is reborn while he is unaware of it [see John 3:8].
(March 20, 1748)

The wind blows wherever it pleases.
You hear its sound,
but you cannot tell
where it comes from
or where it is going.
So it is with everyone
born of the Spirit.
(John 3:8)