This sentence moves me so much: "And yet, someone from this family, with all of its hidden history, became the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics and a global figure." Likely because I come from a Catholic family too, with secrets & shame. But also because it directly harkens back to the story of Jesus & his ministry.
I kept thinking about the Christmas story. We're always reminded that Jesus was born in a stable to an unwed teenager. I almost included that in this piece, but then I decided that it was too theological.
I like the idea of let them… after reading a fictional work about flawed individuals who were still capable of loving and deserving of love, I thought: we are all just human, all just trying to make a nice life for ourselves and those we love and those we live near—if it spills out beyond that, really wonderful. That was my “let them” moment. I don’t always remember that, but the basic idea is the same. “We’re human.”
This sentence moves me so much: "And yet, someone from this family, with all of its hidden history, became the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics and a global figure." Likely because I come from a Catholic family too, with secrets & shame. But also because it directly harkens back to the story of Jesus & his ministry.
I kept thinking about the Christmas story. We're always reminded that Jesus was born in a stable to an unwed teenager. I almost included that in this piece, but then I decided that it was too theological.
I thought about it too :)
I am also subscribing to Let Them without reading or listening to Mel Robbins.
I like the idea of let them… after reading a fictional work about flawed individuals who were still capable of loving and deserving of love, I thought: we are all just human, all just trying to make a nice life for ourselves and those we love and those we live near—if it spills out beyond that, really wonderful. That was my “let them” moment. I don’t always remember that, but the basic idea is the same. “We’re human.”