In the tale of Samson and Delilah, Samson’s strength is in his hair, and when he tells Delilah this secret, she cuts his hair off. He loses his strength and he goes blind—literally: The Philistines blind him. Yet at the last moment, his strength is returned to him, he destroys his captors, and frees himself in death. It’s a violent story, but it has a profound truth and beauty. Because to me that story is about love. Samson was blind because he was strong—because he was so powerful, he was vain. He wasn’t humble enough to really understand God’s mercy and will. It took him being blinded and
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