Dana Owens 
Actions are the most visible and often most influential expressions of a human being. However, if you were to be asked, “Is an action at any given moment the most accurate and representative expression of your mind?”, you may be puzzled.
People often seem to misunderstand that the good things intended by God might not be the same good things that people desire to possess in this world.
The problem of worrying is not from being conscious of actual or potential problems, which is a necessary act, but from being in a state of anxiety and uncertainty, which causes a big negative impact on the mind.
The treasures the ancient people were desperate to seek and find were not something worth a lot of money or something that would grant them supernatural ability. Instead, they may have sought hope…
All statements, descriptions, and illustrations regarding God are never about the true God, but only about how humans perceive, experience, and thus understand God. Consequently, what we call “theology” is not the study of God, but mere collections of human articulations on what we perceive and believe as God.
What made Swedenborg infamous to the point that his name was rarely mentioned in the history of science or religion was that he claimed to have spiritual visions from God, and further to have God-granted ability to communicate with angels and spirits in the spiritual realm. However, his main motivation to write and self-publish his prolific works was a sense of calling and service to people.