Monday, February 15, 2021

The worthiness of the object (Marilynne Robinson)


Love is holy because it is like grace – 
the worthiness of its object 
is never really what matters. 

 --Marilynne Robinson, Gilead 

Image source: Paolo Veronese, Jesus heals the Centurion’s Slave (16th c.), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healing_the_centurion%27s_servant#/media/File:JesusHealingCenturionServant.jpg

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