DLW 316 - the cycle or progression of creation

DLW 316 [2]

. . . there is a similar progression

of love through wisdom into useful endeavor,

consequently a similar progression

of will through the intellect into actions,

and a similar progression

of charity through faith into works.

The will and intellect, or charity and faith,

are the first constituents

from which actions or works originate.

Actions and works are the last constituents.

From these last constituents a return is made

through the delights of useful endeavors

to their first constituents,

which as we said

are the will and intellect, or charity and faith.

That a return is made

through the delights of useful endeavors

is clearly apparent from the delights

perceived in actions and works

that are connected with any love,

in that they flow back to the first element of love

from which they originated

and thereby bring about conjunction.

Delights perceived in actions and works

are the delights that we call 

delights of useful endeavor.