Day 17: Tuesday, March 24

I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. But when it shall come, the spirit of Truth, it will guide you into all truth; for it shall not speak from itself, but whatever it shall hear, it shall speak; and it shall announce to you things to come. It will glorify Me, for it shall receive of Mine, and shall announce it to you. All things whatever the Father has, are Mine; on this account I said that it shall receive of Mine, and shall announce it to you.

A little while, and you shall not behold Me; and again a little while, and you shall see Me, because I go away to the Father. Then some of His disciples said to one another, What is this that He says to us, A little while, and you shall not behold Me; and again, a little while, and you shall see Me; and, Because I go away to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that He says, A little while? We do not know what He speaks. Then Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and said to them, Do you seek with one another concerning this that I said, A little while, and you shall not behold Me, and again a little while, and you shall see Me? Amen, amen, I say to you that you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall sorrow, but your sorrow shall be made into joy. A woman when she brings forth has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when the little child is born, she remembers no more the affliction, for joy that a man [a human being] is born into the world. And you now therefore indeed have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you. John 16:17-22

In the evening, weeping may pass the night, but in the morning there is singing aloud.…. Thou hast turned for me my wailing to dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. (Psalm 30:5,11)

That weeping is expressive of grief and love, is well known, and consequently it is expressive of mercy or pity, for mercy is love grieving. The Divine love is therefore called mercy, because the human race is of itself in hell; and when man perceives this in himself, he implores mercy. Arcana Coelestia 5480

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