The enfleshment and suffering of Jesus is saying that God is not apart from the trials of humanity. God is not aloof. God is not a mere spectator. God is not merely tolerating or even healing all human suffering. Rather, God is participating with us, in all of it — the good and the bad! I wonder if people can avoid becoming sad and cynical about the tragedies of history if they do not know this.
— Richard Rohr, Yes . . . And: Daily Meditations, p. 332
Photo: South Riding, Virginia, October 18, 2026