Quotes from 'Everything Belongs'. A book written by R.Rohr...
"The mystery is to be ready to receive things just as they are and be ready to let them teach us. Life does not care what I like or don't like. It doesn't matter a bit...no wonder people have a fragile self-image; they have nothing solid to build on beyond changing opinions and feelings"
"The real question is 'What does this have to say to me?' Those who are totally converted come to every experience and ask not whether or not they like it, but what does it have to teach them. 'What's the message in this for me? What's the gift in this for me? How is God in this event? Where is God in this suffereing?"
"..life itself is the necessary school for contemplation. Life is the best teacher of true prayer"
"This moment has a message. This moment has a fullness. Even a baby crying at 2:00 am."
"When we lead with our judgments, we can't see correctly. When we lead with our fear, we can't see correctly. That doesn't mean that at a later time there isn't an appropriate point for a cautionary response or judgments, but we can't lead with them. If we lead with the caluculating mind, we'll never get to love. We'll cut down and close down too quickly. The heart is unable to remain open, and we will not see God. As John of the Cross insists, God refuses to be know except by love"
May we have eyes to see...
2 comments:
even a baby, crying at 2:00am. word.
You can tell where some of us are at by the way that "...baby, crying at 2am" is completely highlighted for us! I hear you Christal:)
Thanks for another great quote.
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