There are two abilities within us, gifts from the Lord,
that distinguish us from animals. One ability is that we
can discern what is true and what is good. This ability is
called “rationality,” and is an ability of our discernment.
The other ability is that we can do what is true and what
is good. This ability is called “freedom,” and is an ability
of our volition. The Lord lives in each of us, in the
good and the evil alike, in these two abilities. They are
the Lord’s dwelling in the human race, which is why everyone,
whether good or evil, lives forever. However,
the Lord’s dwelling within us is more intimate as we use
these abilities to open the higher levels. By opening them,
we come into consciousness of higher levels of love and
wisdom and so come closer to the Lord. It makes sense,
then, that as these levels are opened, we are in the Lord
and the Lord is in us.
—Divine Love and Wisdom 240
