Church practice has been more influenced by Plato than by Jesus. We invariably prefer the universal synthesis, the answer that settles all the dust and resolves every question even when it is not entirely true over the mercy and grace of God.
Religion is one of the safest places to hide from God. - Richard Rohr
Religion is one of the safest places to hide from God.
- Richard Rohr
God comes to you disguised as your life. - Richard Rohr
God comes to you disguised as your life.
Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of pr… - Richard Rohr
Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of pr…
Christianity is a lifestyle - a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However, we made it into an established "r… - Richard Rohr
Christianity is a lifestyle - a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However, we made it into an established "r…
Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change. What empowers change, what makes … - Richard Rohr
Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change. What empowers change, what makes …
If love is the soul of Christian existence, it must be at the heart of every other Christian virtue. Thus, for example, justice without love is legal… - Richard Rohr
If love is the soul of Christian existence, it must be at the heart of every other Christian virtue. Thus, for example, justice without love is legal…
A good teacher teaches people how to see, not what to see. - Richard Rohr
A good teacher teaches people how to see, not what to see.
We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking. - Richard Rohr
We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.
The journey to happiness involves finding the courage to go down into ourselves and take responsibility for what's there: all of it. - Richard Rohr
The journey to happiness involves finding the courage to go down into ourselves and take responsibility for what's there: all of it.
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