Can we know God's essence?

No created intelligence can ever receive the fullness of Divine Life, only such portion as the degree of development will allow, and that is partial, as belonging to an imperfect creature. 

Again, this Divine Life flows through the world of spirits into the earth, and there is a steady influx from them to us. 

The portion of this inflowing, which is adapted to human needs flows into human receptacles. 

As nothing is left without special care or tendance, so those who have been lovers of flowers in natural life are interested in this culture here, and form societies whose chief employment and interest centres in the propagation and originating new blossoms. 

Their delight is to create that which is lovelier than ever seen before. 

As flowers are of spontaneous growths and appear in forms correspondent to our states, these florists are no less devoted to their culture and tending than when on earth, and as the love of such refined creations is a most elevating and purifying influence, the effect of a large number of such spirits engaged in one pursuit is evident in the rich and wonderful growths that surround them.

The beauty of their gardens and the variety of forms is simply indescribable, but the environment of that community is most wonderful in loveliness.

These new flowers are nurtured and cared for and subjected to a course of treatment until they are capable of being transplanted into earthly surroundings. 

Does that seem a backward transplantation? 

It is not. It is flux and reflux and mortal life if pure and elevated has its influence here. 

The angels in the vision ascended and descended. 

First the desire and then the answer. If He so careth for the flowers, shall He not much more care for you.