Divine Love and Wisdom (Rogers) n. 139

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139. This actual turning to the Lord springs from love and at the same time from wisdom, and not from love alone, nor from wisdom alone. Love alone is like being without its expression, for love has expression in wisdom. And wisdom without love is like expression without its being, for wisdom has being from love. It is possible indeed for love to exist without wisdom, but that is a love found in people and not in the Lord. It is also possible for wisdom to exist without love, but even though that wisdom comes from the Lord, it does not have the Lord in it; for it is like a wintry light which, although emanating from the sun, does not have in it the sun's essence, which is warmth.


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