A Radical Kind of Love

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [AOC] believes that faith is about more than just spittle from a pulpit. If Jesus came to transform us, then AOC is the living embodiment of what it means to be transformed by the personhood of Jesus.

She isn’t into name-dropping her relationship with Christ. Instead, she has taken to heart the principles that Christ lived by and is doing her damndest to live by the example Christ set. Well, I don’t have to tell you. Listen to what she says about her own faith: “By nature, a society that forgives and rehabilitates its people is a society that forgives and transforms itself. That takes a radical kind of love, a secret of which is given in the Lord’s Prayer: Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And let us not forget the guiding principle of “the least among us” found in Matthew: that we are compelled to care for the hungry, thirsty, homeless, naked, sick and, yes – the imprisoned.”

AOC believes faith should compel us toward caring for others. You know, the way Jesus did.

– Karen Spears Zacharias
Excerpted from “The Faith of
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez”
KarenZach.com
February 21, 2021

Related Off-site Links:
The Stunning Political Power of AOC – Chris Cillizza (CNN Politics, February 22, 2021).
New York Democrat “Better at Being a Texas Senator Than Ted Cruz”: AOC Spends Weekend Raising Millions and Delivering Aid – Kenny Stancil (Common Dreams, February 22, 2021).
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Doing Ted Cruz’s Job to Provide Texas Storm Aid – Jennifer Bendery (The Huffington Post, February 19, 2021).
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Said Something Genuine, So of Course Men Reacted Poorly – EJ Dickson (Rolling Stone, February 2, 2021).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Progressive Perspectives on the 2020 U.S. Election Results
• My Summer of Supporting Progressive Down-Ballot Candidates
• Eight Leading Progressive Voices on Why They’re Voting for Biden
• To Whom the Future of America Belongs
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Quote of the Day – March 10, 2019
• Something to Think About – March 8, 2019
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Quote of the Day – February 6, 2019
• Ross Barkan: Quote of the Day – June 27, 2018

Image: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is seen on the House steps of the Capitol before the House passed a $2 trillion coronavirus aid package by voice vote on Friday, March 27, 2020. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP Images)