Situations like this one put me in mind of The Screwtape Letters. It's so easy for the Evil One to twist our good intentions, to cloud our minds and partially blind us to facts that would disrupt a narrative, and to lead us to march with confident self-righteousness down the wrong path.
Situations like this one put me in mind of The Screwtape Letters. It's so easy for the Evil One to twist our good intentions, to cloud our minds and partially blind us to facts that would disrupt a narrative, and to lead us to march with confident self-righteousness down the wrong path.
May the Good Lord protect Bishop Strickland's heart, and prevent him from committing any mortal sin. And all the rest of us, too.
Thank you for this detailed analysis.
Situations like this one put me in mind of The Screwtape Letters. It's so easy for the Evil One to twist our good intentions, to cloud our minds and partially blind us to facts that would disrupt a narrative, and to lead us to march with confident self-righteousness down the wrong path.
May the Good Lord protect Bishop Strickland's heart, and prevent him from committing any mortal sin. And all the rest of us, too.