"But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away."
[The Preacher quoted, before turning to look towards Kirk.]
"All men are sinners, Brother. All men are the scum of the earth. That one is more good than another is just a tale we tell ourselves, because we can not see the world as He sees the world. If a man says: "I am a great man, because I have never sinned", does he not commit the sin of pride? If a woman says, "I shall not speak to you, because you are a wicked man", then does she too not sin, in rejecting one of God's own beloved children?"
[He reached across to place one hand on Kirk's shoulder, holding his other up for the man to see.]
"Do we not both have ten fingers? Do we not both bleed? Are we not both entirely alike, in being made in his image? How could God look down upon us now, as we stand side by side in his house, and love only one of us?"
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[The Preacher quoted, before turning to look towards Kirk.]
"All men are sinners, Brother. All men are the scum of the earth. That one is more good than another is just a tale we tell ourselves, because we can not see the world as He sees the world. If a man says: "I am a great man, because I have never sinned", does he not commit the sin of pride? If a woman says, "I shall not speak to you, because you are a wicked man", then does she too not sin, in rejecting one of God's own beloved children?"
[He reached across to place one hand on Kirk's shoulder, holding his other up for the man to see.]
"Do we not both have ten fingers? Do we not both bleed? Are we not both entirely alike, in being made in his image? How could God look down upon us now, as we stand side by side in his house, and love only one of us?"