The Goodness of "the Fall"

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Can we know God without knowing peace?
Possible, of course, but highly unlikely.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

All this night my heart rejoices.
You abide with me.
All this night my heart rejoices.
Morning will bring your newness into my life.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Here’s mud in your eye.”

[The saying probably comes from one of His healings, but He didn’t say it.]

D. Blog: The Blessing of “the Fall”

The state of innocence, while charming, would deprive us of knowing the consequences of evil. It would also deprive us of the ability to recognize goodness, or grace, or beauty or fulfillment in this life. Innocence recognizes none of that. It only experiences, but makes no determination of good – until it encounters evil (in the form of that hot stovetop, perhaps).

One of my pastors reminded her congregation that without wounds there is no resurrection – no new life, no rebirth. Without a “fall” we would be oblivious to God’s goodness to us.