Sculpture of Edith Stein, Aylesford Priory
Teilhard de Chardin saw the cosmos as permeated with the energies of Love guiding it toward its culmination and destiny in ‘Omega’, (Love/Christ). This would include evil within the world, too. Every scheme of egoic, separate human consciousness is being re-destined to fulfil the purposes of Love, in ways which we cannot possibly comprehend. Edith Stein saw the suffering of her people under the Nazis as somehow having redemptive power in the broader context of salvation of the world. Evil has within itself the power to awaken humanity to the greatest good. The ultimate paradox. Free will, however negatively used by the egoic structures of consciousness is ultimately going to lead all things back towards the ends of Love. We can especially apply this concept to the evil being done throughout the world today by the free will choices of human beings in positions of power. Their evil deeds awaken us to the evil within us all so that our psychic energies can ultimately be turned into the most powerful agency of Love and defeat evil with Love. The very tragedy of Christ being betrayed, tortured, unjustly judged and murdered, had within it the seeds of resurrection and hope. The cosmos was reborn as a result of the Christ event. We all have our part to play in the drama of salvation, even when we seek to do the worst possible harm. Divine providence can and does turn around evil for Loves endeavour.