Comments on: Objects In The Road

By: Kevin Love

Kevin Love — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:14:28 +0000

I have a slightly different take on things. My approach starts with human beings being created in the image and likeness of God.

Since God is love, this means that all people were created to live in love with each other. These human relationships are analogous to the perichoretic, or mutually indwelling, relationship between the persons of the Trinity.

Since love must be freely given, and cannot be forced or compelled, this means that the freedom to say “yes” to relationships of mutual love is also the freedom to say “no.” And to abuse, hate and kill each other. Which is how things got so messed up today.

So today, on the roads, we can respect the divine spark of life within each other. When we encounter each other on the road, we can treat each other as icons of Christ as Christ is the icon of the Father. Or we can give in to selfishness, irresponsibility and greet to abuse and mistreat each other.

Love means freedom to choose. What choices will we make today?

By: Andy Cline

Andy Cline — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:08:21 +0000

John… NP

By: John B.

John B. — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:20:33 +0000

I’m stealing this post!!

(and linking back to it)

Seriously: This puts things so clearly and simply. Thank you very much.

By: Keri

Keri — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:05:10 +0000

I love this post. Especially reading it after being treated like an object in someone’s way yesterday.

By: Steve A

Steve A — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:04:26 +0000

I never thought of traffic and the right of way as an ethics question before.