The World, the Flesh and the Devil Quotes

“Paul is an utter realist about life on this planet. We must fully recognize and surrender to this foundational reality before we try to think we can repair the world with freedom and love (tikkun olam). For Paul, his insight is symbolized in the scandalous image of a man on the cross, the Crucified God who fully accepts and transforms this tragic human situation through love. If this is the reality to which even God must submit, then surely we must and can do the same. It is not so much submitting to a new religion as submitting to an obvious reality, which is much more difficult”
― Richard Rohr, The World, the Flesh and the Devil: What Do We Do With Evil?