Virtue Ethics
Patience? Ha! That’s just exhaustion— after yet another tantrum in the arms of the Father rocking you to sleep. Courage? Please! That’s just fear— hiding in the shadow of the cross. Prudence? You can’t be serious. That’s just foolishness— betting everything on the Spirit’s wit. Generosity? Really? That's just greed— begging for its neighbor's forgiveness. Humility? As if. That's just arrogance— knocked flat on its back by the holy. Chastity? Chastity? That’s just lust— eaten up with God’s desire. Faith?!?! Listen. That’s just doubt— refusing to take itself seriously, even for a moment. Hope? Nah. That’s just despair— keeping Jesus a seat at the table. Love? You know what I’m going to say: that’s just loneliness— afraid to leave the godforsaken alone.