DP 10 - The Union of Good and Truth

DP 10

The goodness of love is good
only to the extent that it is united with
the truth of wisdom;
and the truth of wisdom is true
only to the extent that it is united with
the goodness of love.
Goodness and truth
derive this characteristic from their origin.
Goodness originates in the Lord,
and so, too, truth,
because the Lord is goodness itself and truth itself,
and these two in Him are united.
Consequently any goodness
in angels in heaven and in people on earth
is not good in itself
except to the extent that it is united with truth,
and any truth is not true in itself
except to the extent that it is united with good.

People know
that all good and all truth come from the Lord.
So, then, because good exists in union with truth,
and truth with good,
it follows that for good to be good in itself,
and for truth to be true in itself,
they must be united in their recipient,
namely, in an angel in heaven or in a person on earth.