Politics, Persons and the Serpent of Evil Thoughts
Do not, then, let the serpent of evil thoughts come between you and God . "Adam had open and ceaseless communication with God until the serpent came between them. The serpent’s aim was to destroy Adam’s relationship with God, to steal Adam’s glory, and to bring paradise to ruin. But the serpent got more than he bargained for, since he was utterly trampled down by Christ, the new Adam, and now the doors of paradise stand open to all. Do not, then, let the serpent of evil thoughts come between you and God." —Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra. The Way of the Spirit: Reflections on Life in God. From my reading this morning. I think about all that's going on in the world, how much conversation revolves around things that separate us—mostly political stuff. I have pretty firm thoughts about good and evil, but what I have been learning in the last 8 years or so (and not yet mastered) is that American politics is at level 0.00000001 in the grand scheme of eternity. What...