Then, with a horror of pitiful amazement, she saw a great…
““Then, with a horror of pitiful amazement, she saw a great cross marked in two cruel stripes on his back; and the thoughts that thereupon went coursing through her loving imagination, it would be hard to set forth. Could it be that the Lord was still, child and man, suffering for his race, to deliver his brothers and sisters from their sins? -- wandering, enduring, beaten, blessing still? accepting the evil, slaying it, and returning none? his patience the one rock where the evil word finds no echo; his heart the one gulf into which the dead-sea wave rushes with no recoil -- from which ever flows back only purest water, sweet and cool; the one abyss of destroying love, into which all wrong tumbles, and finding no reaction, is lost, ceases for evermore?””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
A contemplation of divine suffering and love, portraying Christ as both child and man enduring humanity's sins.
In simple terms: Christ suffers for humanity, offering pure love.
Key Takeaway
Embrace compassionate love despite suffering.
Themes
sacrifice
divine love
human suffering
redemption
Mood
reflective
solemn
Type
philosophical
spiritual
When to use this quote
- personal grief
- spiritual reflection
- comforting the bereaved
Key Concepts
theology
mysticism
paradox
Questions to Reflect On
- How does suffering shape love?
- Can divine sacrifice inspire personal compassion?
A Different Perspective
His love may be too abstract for modern readers.