I became acquainted with that term from Orthodox priest and writer Michael Plekon. The testimony of “hidden holiness” may be the minority report we need. There are “minority reports” that are worthy of consideration, ones that just might “speak to our condition,” as my fellow Quakers say. While it may be a prominent testimony, it’s not the only one. There’s the Great Commission, of course, but also teachings from Jesus like the one in Matthew 5:17: “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” In this testimony of our tradition, being seen and heard are important parts of Christian practice and important means of spreading God’s kingdom. To be sure, there is much in our Christian tradition that calls us to speak up, stand up, share good news, spread our message, and so on. In the spirit of the Jesuit principle agere contra (“to act against/contrary”), I’ve been pondering the practice of hiddenness as a kind of counter-virtue to celebrity. But I have been thinking about the remedy, or perhaps a preventative medicine. There has been a lot of conversation lately about the dangers of celebrity Christianity, and I don’t want to try to close the wound before it has been fully examined. There’s another word for “successful saints”: celebrities. On the other hand, in my lifetime I’ve seen a number of “successful saints” who disappointed people by not meeting their messianic expectations or, worse, centralized power and abused followers, all the while being supported by people insisting that these leaders were “God’s man” or “God’s woman” and we should not “touch the Lord’s anointed.” Sometimes I wish we could elect the right president, select the right movement leader, hire the right pastor, and watch this “successful saint” set things right. Though I’ve certainly not experienced the level of tribulation visited upon Jägerstätter and his prison companion, I can empathize with that sentiment. “We need a successful saint,” he concludes. Ever.” After “twenty centuries of failure,” Christianity needs to try something different. He launches into a speech born out of hopeless weariness: “Have the meek inherited the earth? How far we are from having our daily bread! How far from being delivered from evil! If we could only see the beginning of his kingdom … but nothing. Throughout the film, a host of people tell him to swear the oath and do whatever he has to for his and his family’s survival. Send us feedback about these examples.In the beautiful film A Hidden Life, about the Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter who refused to sign the soldier’s oath of loyalty to Hitler, there is a scene in which Jägerstätter is confronted by a fellow prisoner. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'antidote.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2023 See More 2020 Supervisor Hilda Solis cautioned against viewing any one type of placement as an antidote.
2020 Addiction is a disease of isolation and loneliness and the antidote is connection and community. 2021 This strategy of overwhelming hotlines, overwhelming the streets, overwhelming police departments, and overwhelming racist hashtags - moves that rely on strength in numbers and create room for humor and whimsy - is a welcome antidote to 2020 malaise. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Mar. Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023 But last spring, Cuomo’s no-nonsense approach was held up as an antidote to Donald Trump. Who makes Chicago’s best hot dog? - Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023 Creating a home that’s conducive to relaxing is the perfect antidote to modern life.
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 12 July 2023 This fierce, funny, politically aware Amazon series about a 13-foot giant provides the antidote Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 July 2023 Another antidote - edetate calcium disodium, or EDTA, often used in tandem with dimercaprol - is also in short supply. Recent Examples on the Web Each coping style has a corresponding functional coping style - an antidote.
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