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 legalism; faith without love is ideology; hope without love is self-centeredness; forgiveness without love is self-abasement; fortitude without love is recklessness; generosity without love is extravagance; care without love is mere duty; fidelity without love is servitude. Every virtue is an expression of love. No virtue is really a virtue unless it is permeated, or informed, by love.
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…
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…
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 …
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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