Our original sin is righteousness: the idea that our own notions of good and bad are more profound than God's unfaltering love. This week, we are reminded of the consequences: It was the righteous who crucified Jesus, not the sinners.
Nothing has changed: progressive or fundamentalist, liberal or conservative, we all continue to crucify one another on the Calvaries of our respective righteousness. Meanwhile, the sinners and the infirm continue to weep, longing for reprieve.
We need notions of good and bad to structure our daily life. But Jesus' challenge to Christians is to be aware of their limits. To constantly probe into what is beneath them.
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