Për të vazhduar shfletimin ndërsa dëgjoni, luani audion në një dritare të re.

We use a calendar that has 12 months and 365 days in it. As it nears December 31st, we feel as though something is getting close to an end, and yet on January 1st it feels like a new beginning. Our life is composed of many endings and beginnings. We may live one life, but within this one life we have many different journeys.

(Referencat: Habakkuk 3:17)

2950. 'Abraham bowed before the people of the land' means the Lord's joy at the goodwill of those who belonged to the new spiritual Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'bowing' here as feeling joy, as also above in 2927, from the representation of 'Abraham' as the Lord, often dealt with already, and from the meaning of 'the people of the land' as those who belong to the spiritual Church, dealt with above in 2928, where the same words occur. But there it is said that 'he bowed to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth', verse 7; and the reason why the expression 'the sons of Heth' is added there is that members of the Church who are first introduced [to truth] are meant, as is also meant by 'the sons of the people', 2947. The present verse however refers to those who are making progress, and therefore simply 'the people of the land' is used without the addition of 'the sons of Heth'. The previous verse meant His joy at being received kindly, the present His joy at their goodwill. Reception comes first because it is an activity of the understanding, goodwill after because it is an activity of the will, see 2954.