The Word of the Lord in itself is dead, for it is only a letter; but in the person reading it it is vivified by the Lord in the measure of each one's ability to understand and perceive, with which he or she is gifted by the Lord. So it is alive in the measure of the life of the person reading it, for which reason there is countless variety. These words were written in the presence of angels. 1748, 9 April.