People will often, almost always, prefer a male God. A male image of God gives them this sense of security, safety, order, no nonsense. So that's where their psyche is at. Probably it's something that they've got to go through. Not that there isn't a need for order in the world, but the mystical level seems to be the mature level of religion, and there the question is not order but union - divine union. And so, without some integration of the feminine, usually you never get to the mystical level.
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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