Day 15: Sunday, March 22

In this My Father is glorified, that you bring forth much fruit, and you shall become My disciples. As the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; remain in My love. If you keep My commandments, you shall remain in My love, as I have kept the commandments of My Father, and remain in His love. These things I have spoken to you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be filled full. This is My commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his soul for his friends. You are My friends, if you do whatever I command you. I no longer call you servants, for the servant knows not what his lord does; but I have called you friends, because all things which I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and placed you, that you may go and bring forth fruit, and your fruit may remain, that whatever you may ask the Father in My name He may give you. John 15:8-16

In all His combats of temptations the Lord never fought from the love of self, or for Himself, but for all in the universe, consequently, not that He might become the greatest in heaven, for this is contrary to the Divine Love, and scarcely even that He might be the least; but only that all others might become something, and be saved. As He also says in Mark: “...the Son of man also came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His soul a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45) Arcana Coelestia 1812:2

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