CL 7, 10 - Heaven and Useful Service

CL 7 [3]

Have you forgotten the Lord's words,
that in heaven
whoever desires to be great becomes a servant?
(Matthew 20:26,27, 23:11, Mark 9:35, 10:43)
"Learn therefore what is meant by kings and princes
and by reigning with Christ.
It means to be wise and perform useful services.
For the kingdom of Christ, namely, heaven,
is a kingdom of useful services.
The reason is that the Lord loves all people
and so wills good to all,
and good means useful service.
Now because the Lord performs good or useful services
indirectly through angels,
and in the world through people,
therefore to those who faithfully perform useful services
He gives a love of being useful and its reward.
The reward is internal blessedness,
and this blessedness is eternal happiness.

CL 10 [7]

. . . the joys of heaven and eternal happiness
do not have to do with location,
but with the state of a person's life.
The state of heavenly life comes from love and wisdom.
And because useful service
is the containing vessel of both love and wisdom,
the state of heavenly life comes from
a combination of these two
in useful service.