This is a retelling of a story I came across.
God creates a bird with a broken wing out of nothing. God tells the bird that it is his child and that he could not have created it in any other way. God calls this good. He then tells the bird that he can fix the broken wing to some degree if the bird obeys and worships him, but that bird will never really be able to fly. Once again, God calls this good. He concludes by saying, “Look at how powerful I am. Look at how good I am. Look how much I love you. Look at how merciful I am. Look at how well I can fix things.”
God finds a bird with a broken wing. God sees this is not good. God makes the bird his child by forming it into a place where he and the bird can work together to fix the broken wing so the bird may be able fly -- fully. God calls this good. God concludes by saying, “Look at how good I am. Look how much I love you. Look at how merciful I am. Look how well I can help fix things if you want me to and work with me.”
Note added: The metaphysical comparison above is incomplete, but it at least gets the ball rolling. Completing the comparison requires an explanation of how and why Jesus' contribution to Creation is necessary for the bird to be able to fly -- fully.
God creates a bird with a broken wing out of nothing. God tells the bird that it is his child and that he could not have created it in any other way. God calls this good. He then tells the bird that he can fix the broken wing to some degree if the bird obeys and worships him, but that bird will never really be able to fly. Once again, God calls this good. He concludes by saying, “Look at how powerful I am. Look at how good I am. Look how much I love you. Look at how merciful I am. Look at how well I can fix things.”
God finds a bird with a broken wing. God sees this is not good. God makes the bird his child by forming it into a place where he and the bird can work together to fix the broken wing so the bird may be able fly -- fully. God calls this good. God concludes by saying, “Look at how good I am. Look how much I love you. Look at how merciful I am. Look how well I can help fix things if you want me to and work with me.”
Note added: The metaphysical comparison above is incomplete, but it at least gets the ball rolling. Completing the comparison requires an explanation of how and why Jesus' contribution to Creation is necessary for the bird to be able to fly -- fully.
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