“Logic and law are the weapons of religion, the weapons that protect the ego” “Love has no logic—with what logic does a saint pray for reptiles and demons? It is religion that has logic, armored with the panoply of the law. Logic and law are the weapons of religion, the weapons that protect the ego. Religion: Individualistic metaphysical convictions. Individualistic morality. Individualistic efforts to propitiate the Divine. The logically correct convictions that foster certainty. Moral behavior, fortified by law to ensure esteem and power. Worship, overloaded with sentimentality, a trampoline of psychological comfort. Love begins where such armorings of the ego end. When the Other is more important than our own survival. More important even than any justification, any transient or eternal reassurance. A readiness to accept even eternal damnation for the sake of the one you love, or those you love: It is the distinguishing mark of love, that is, of the Church. “For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ, for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen by race” (Rom. 9:3). —Yannaras

“Logic and law are the weapons of religion, the weapons that protect the ego” “Love has no logic—with what logic does a saint pray for reptiles and demons? It is religion that has logic, armored with the panoply of the law. Logic and law are the weapons of religion, the weapons that protect the ego. Religion: Individualistic metaphysical convictions. Individualistic morality. Individualistic efforts to propitiate the Divine. The logically correct convictions that foster certainty. Moral behavior, fortified by law to ensure esteem and power. Worship, overloaded with sentimentality, a trampoline of psychological comfort. Love begins where such armorings of the ego end. When the Other is more important than our own survival. More important even than any justification, any transient or eternal reassurance. A readiness to accept even eternal damnation for the sake of the one you love, or those you love: It is the distinguishing mark of love, that is, of the Church. “For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ, for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen by race” (Rom. 9:3). —Yannaras
by Joel Watson

February 25, 2018 at 09:23AM
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