Day 22: Palm Sunday

But I plead not for these alone, but also for those who believe in Me by their word, that they all may be one, as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one in Us; that the world may believe that Thou hast sent Me. And I have given to them the glory which Thou hast given to Me, that they may be one, even as We are one; I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected into one, and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me. Father, I will that they also whom Thou hast given Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which Thou hast given Me, because Thou didst love Me before the founding of the world. O just Father, the world has not known Thee, but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent Me. And I have made known to them Thy name, and will make it known, that the love with which Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them. John 17:20-26

From [this passage] it is evident that in the union of Himself with the Father the Lord had in view the conjunction of Himself with the human race, and that He had this at heart, because it was His love; for all conjunction is effected by means of love, love being conjunction itself. Arcana Coelestia 2034:2

That these are words of Divine love toward all who receive is very evident, and it may be further evident from the fact that the Lord appears in the other life as a sun, and from it fills the universal heaven with heat and light. The flame of this sun is nothing else than the Divine love, and the light from it is the holy of love, which is the Divine truth. From this can be seen how great the Lord’s love is. Arcana Coelestia 6645:3

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