Tuesday, October 29, 2024

DLW 308 - The Ends in Creation Are Useful Ends

DLW 308

Who does not clearly see
that the ends in creation are useful ends
when he considers
that nothing can come into being
from God the Creator
and so be created by Him
except what is useful,
and that to be useful,
it must exist for the sake of others?
Moreover, that usefulness to oneself
is also usefulness to others,
for to be of use to oneself
is to be in a state to be of use to others?

Anyone who considers this
can also consider
that any useful endeavor
that is truly useful
cannot spring from mankind,
but exists in mankind from Him
from whom all that comes into being
is of use,
thus from the Lord.

 

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