"The story of our salvation stands radically over and against the philosophy of upward mobility. The great paradox which Scripture reveals to us is that real and total freedom is only found through downward mobility. The Word of God came down to us and lived among us as a slave. The divine way is indeed the downward way."
— Henri Nouwen
Source: The Selfless Way of Christ: Downward Mobility and the Spiritual Life, ch. 1