“Dependency does not reduce value but rather grants dignity, a notion fundamentally counter to those for whom the freedom of birds is insulting. God’s glory does not diminish ours, and our dignity is not a threat to God, for God’s own glory, in part, is us. The glory of God is present to things as the graciousness of their being; things are never just themselves, they carry the weight of God along with them.” DepressionGrace Of GodDependencyAcedia Book:Acedia and Its Discontents: Metaphysical Boredom in an Empire of Desire Source: Acedia and Its Discontents: Metaphysical Boredom in an Empire of Desire