In the biblical account of Adam and Eve and original sin, we see that the primary motivation for eating the apple was their desire to somehow grasp at divinity, to become like God. But like us, they badly misunderstood what makes for genuine power. St. Paul writes about the antithesis of that: Jesus did not deem equality with God something to be grasped at, but rather he emptied himself of that power to become helpless, trusting that this emptying and helplessness would ultimately be the most transformative power of all. Jesus submitted to helplessness to become truly powerful.
--Fr. Ron Rolheiser OMI
Facebook, May 28, 2021
Image source: Georges Rouault, Christ (c. 1939), https://wikioo.org/paintings.php?refarticle=8LJ2GR&titlepainting=Christ&artistname=Georges%20Rouault
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