Such a Thing as Perfection

Vintage Jill Carattini in today’s RZIM Slice of Infinity:

I encourage you to read it slowly. It’s that good.

Here’s just a brief excerpt (that you really should read in context to understand its richness and depth):

“In deep contrast to such severe or optimistic readings, the Christian view of humanity adds a nuanced dimension to the conversation. Christianity admits that while there is indeed an error of a serious sort, the error is not in “humanness” itself. Rather, something has gone wrong. Thus, the great paradox of humanity can be rightly acknowledged: we find in being human both a deep and sacred honor and yet a profound disgrace. This inherent recognition of imperfection is simultaneously a recognition that there must indeed be such a thing as perfection.”