The wise men from the east who came to Jesus soon after His birth brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. "Gold" meant love to the Lord, "frankincense" love towards the neighbor, and "myrrh" those loves as they exist within the natural (that ...

Every inward impulse of a person's love and affection has corresponding outward actions and gestures. Holy fear that leads to humility, and from this to homage, has corresponding actions or gestures, which are bending the knees, falling forward on the...

The words of scripture, "He who overcomes and keeps My works to the end" mean perseverance in love and faith after combat against the loves of self and the world, and their removal as far as possible. This is evident from the meaning of "overcomi...

The words of Scripture, "those who are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful" mean that those who are in love to the Lord, in love towards the neighbor, and in the faith of charity, possess the truth respecting the Lord's divine autho...

It is written: "Here is the patience and the faith of the saints". In this Scripture, the phrase, "the patience of the saints" means the temptation of the faithful, or of those who are made spiritual by the Lord, because "patience" means spiritual...