Maximus of Tyre

I understand the commandment about not worshiping idols. In some contexts the image of Mary or the Rosary can be viewed as this. I love that Maximus acknowledges that we need the "help of sounds and names and pictures". How beautifully he has given comfort for the fact that we are simple and sometimes we can focus on an innate object or a mountain and see God. I believe the Druid teachings that humans need simple things to help them focus on the Great One. For them it is a rock or a tree, something not made by man, and one can see the Almighty in the best of His works.
I love that he does not want to pass judgment about images and what people see or hear. That is what we are taught in Christianity, "Judge not lest ye be judged" and yet some do only this. How often have you heard, "You can't do that or you are a sinner"? Maybe this is one of those things that Jason talked about in class. We do pick and choose which rules we want to follow. Thank you, Jason, for speaking those words and truths. It is a good reminder of the human condition.