In his Second Letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes that, though innocent himself, Jesus became sin. That single expression, unless properly read, can be one of the most horrifying lines in scripture. Yet, understood within the dynamics of love, it powerfully highlights what love really means beyond fairytales. Real love is the capacity to absorb injustice with understanding, empathy, and with only the other’s good in mind.
--Fr. Ron Rolheiser,
Facebook, November 14, 2022
Image source: Paolo Veronese, Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (ca. 1585), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veronese.Jesus_and_the_Samaritan_Woman01.jpg
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