The soul that is within me
no man can degrade.
--Frederick Douglass
Once in a lifetime, you look at a stranger and you see a soul, a glorious presence out of place in the world. And if you love God, every choice is made for you. There is no turning away. You’ve seen the mystery – you’ve seen what life is about. What it’s for. And a soul has no earthly qualities, no history among the things of this world, no guilt or injury or failure. No more than a flame would have. There is nothing to be said about it except that it is a holy human soul. And it is a miracle when you recognize it.
--Marilynne Robinson, Jack
Image source: Elizabeth Catlett, Recognition (1970), https://www.swanngalleries.com/news/fine-art/african-american-art/2015/12/elizabeth-catletts-varied-mediums/
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