Reinhold Niebuhr, The Irony of American History:

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our standpoint. Therefore we must be saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness.

Saving this here for future me.

@ablerism Just grabbed something out of the mailbox. Look forward to skipping ahead to p. 100

@tinyroofnail wait, I’m missing something?! Or being dense.

@ablerism Ha, sorry. I thought after that might sound unnecessarily mysterious. Your piece is on page 100 of the new Comment issue

@ablerism Loved your essay, by the way. And it almost immediately reminded me of a poem

@tinyroofnail Oh wow! That is so beautiful. Thank you (and for the kind words).

@tinyroofnail The poem is a keeper.