@Plough @myleswerntz 3/ To paraphrase Heschel, “We cannot deal with violence unless we deal with all of man, the nature of existence, of doing, and meaning." And yes, this will demand a realpolitik of facing terror with reckless love, for however long it takes, no matter the assaults or dangers.
@BrianZahnd @dljones555 1/2 The realistic condition? Non-retaliation, the supernal pivot upon which the world, through us, returns to love. Moltmann: "The suffering of this love is the most fruitful and most liberating power." N. Brown: “The thing then, is not to abolish war, but to find the true war.”
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@ nick_routledge @RichardRohrOFM and @CACRadicalGrace 1/2 “Love of our enemies is the sunrise of life, and the realistic condition for the survival of humanity. We have been the enemies of our enemies long enough. In the discipleship of Jesus we experience the liberating power of love, love that is quite literally disarming...” Quote tweet: Jul 27, 2021s God's love seeks the enemy and is perfected in the enemy. If it were not for this, none of us could talk about God's love at all.