HH 397 - The Lord's Love; HH 399, 400 - Our Love to the Lord and the Neighbor

HH 397

Heaven in itself is so full of delights
that viewed in itself
it is nothing else than blessedness and delight;
for the Divine good
that flows forth from the Lord's Divine love
is what makes heaven in general and in particular
with everyone there,
and the Divine love is a longing for the salvation of all
and the happiness of all from inmosts and in fullness.
Thus whether you say heaven or heavenly joy
it is the same thing. 

HH 399

Love to the Lord is such
because the Lord's love
is a love of sharing everything it has with all,
since it wills the happiness of all.
There is a like love in every one of those who love Him,
because the Lord is in them.
From this comes the mutual sharing
of the delights of angels with one another.

HH 400 [4]

. . . that love to the Lord and love to the neighbor
wish to share with others all that is their own,
for this is their delight,
while the loves of self and of the world
wish to take away from others what they have,
and take it to themselves;
and just to the extent that they are able to do this
they are in their delight.