As we go about our lives, struggling with the weaknesses of ourselves and that of others, we are reminded :
To
begin with, where do we have the concrete image of total humanity ?
God's image walked amongst us in human form, in the Son of Man, Jesus
Christ. If we reflect on how this image speaks to us in the simple
account of the gospels, it then open our eyes. The better we get to
know the Savior, the more we are conquered by His sumblimity and
gentleness, by His kingly freedom which knows no other obligation
than submission to the Father's will, and by His freedom from all
living creatures which is simultaneously the foundation of His
compassionate love towards each living creature. And the deeper this
image of God penetrates into us, the more it awakens our love. In
just his way, we become the more sensitive to all falling away from
Him in ourselves and in others; our eyes are opened, free of all
extenuations, to the true knowledge of human nature. And if the power
fails us to endure the sight of human weakness in ourselves and in
other, only a look at the Savior is again needed; indeed.
[Extract taken from "Edith Stein Volume 2 : Woman" - Chapter VII The Significance of Woman's Intrinsic Value in National Life]
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