If being “torn” expresses our experience of brokenness at the personal level, then being “ripped” might help to name our experiences at the interpersonal level.
“I’m Silently Correcting Your Grammar”
“I’m Silently Correcting Your Grammar” is etched onto a coffee cup given me by one of my daughters. While she meant it as a humorous, clever saying for a former English teacher, it has occurred to me that she has consciously or subconsciously pointed out one of the triggers in my life that I have to fight rather often: the habit to judge others based upon their use of language.
Mercy and Compassion
If Goodness, Truth, and Beauty are the philosopher’s divine qualities, then mercy and compassion are qualities of the Holy One from the lens of faith. While the pair often come in preaching packages that lump them together as if they were one single quality of the actions of the Holy One, from the perspective of lived experience, the pair form a powerful package of oppositional tension.
