THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE

"It is the law of divine providence that we should not be compelled by outward means to believe and love things that belong to religion, but that we should bring ourselves to believe and love, and sometimes compel ourselves."- Emanuel Swedenborg

WHAT IS PRAYER?

"Prayer is truth coming from the heart, and we are continually at prayer when we live according to that truth."- Emanuel Swedenborg

LIVING PRAYER

"When we pray from the heart, there comes an answer in he form of a gentle perception of some truth. When we live by that truth, our lives become a LIVING PRAYER." Emanuel Swedenborg

WHAT IS LOVE IN MARRIAGE?

"The love in marriage of one man to one woman is the precious jewel of human life . This love produces states of innocence, peace, tranquility, inmost friendship, complete trust, and a mutual desire of the mind and heart to do everything good for each other. Because of these qualities, this love also produces bliss, rapture, delight, pleasure, and owing to an eternal enjoyment of states like these, the happiness of heaven." - Emanuel Swedenborg

WHAT IS WISDOM?

"Wisdom is a quality of the heart and life. When we attain wisdom, the issue is no longer a struggle to understand what is good and true, because what is good and true has become so incorporated into daily life that we become an embodiment of those values and loves."- Emanuel Swedenborg

ARE YOU QUALIFIED TO BE IN HEAVEN?

"Heaven consists of heartfelt desire for the good of others rather than our own good. It is serving others from love to promote their happiness, not for the sake of any selfish hope of reward." - Emanuel Swedenborg

GOD AND NATURE

"The ancients learned much about God and spirituality through nature. It was their Bible, so to speak. However, through the process of time, people began to focus more on the material aspects of nature rather than the spiritual life that is reflected within it. People ceased to see the reflection of God in nature and so lost a connection with him. This connection can be reestablished, and the Creator can be seen once again, through al of creation."- Emanuel Swedenborg