"St. Aelred, in his dialogue Spiritual Friendship, said that friends were called to sacrifice for one another even unto crucifixion. To a culture in which “friend” is a verb meaning, “annoy with Farmville,” this is almost incomprehensible. And yet Jesus said that the greatest love anyone can have is to give his life, not for his spouse or even his mother or child, but for his friends."
— Eve Tushnet, in a thoughtful WaPo article (via wesleyhill)
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