Washing the Face

[dailyreflections]

"I turned towards him the tear-stained cheeks
and there he made it fully revealed
that colour that Inferno had hidden"

A reminder from Dante - that in his cosmology, we as human souls are originally Good. Becoming virtuous is to return to the natural state, and remove the stains and blockings that have accumulated over decades of lived life.

In some ways in direct contrast to other strains of theology!

R

[Chris]

Powerful reminder that we all are good, but equally Powerful reminder that we all need to wash our face because "There is no one just, not one,
there is no one who understands,
there is no one who seeks God.
All have gone astray; all alike are worthless;
there is not one who does good, there is not even one." as a result of (original) sin.