The absoluteness of the gospel has to do with the absoluteness and the unconditional nature of love
Walter Kasper
The absoluteness of the gospel has to do with the absoluteness and the unconditional nature of love, which neither casts aside nor absorbs the other, but rather withdraws, makes room for the other and thus acknowledges his/her identity and enriches him/her. At stake in this truth is love.
Walter Kasper
Image: Susmita Roy, Sisters love
At a level below doctrinal thought and ecclesiastical structure, where heart speaks to heart, lies the absoluteness of unconditional love. God in the act of creation makes room for the other. “God makes room for creation by contracting divine presence and power”. (Elizabeth Johnson)
God makes room for you to become yourself.
Think about being present to someone and,
instead of concentrating all your energies to be there,
let go of preoccupations and opinions,
and empty yourself,
making room for the other.
Think about the cost of such an action.
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