Freedom to Not Be God

"There is a terrific risk in renouncing the desire to remake other people. We do not feel secure when we relinquish control of others and our situation. We are forced to live with the otherness of others. There is no choice but to give others space to find themselves in God, just as we assume this right for ourselves."

Br. Andrew Marr, O.S.B. in "Living a Mystery" from Singing God's Praises p. 32