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Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent
That is what I mean by “living yourself into a new way of thinking.” Every change of mind is first of all a change of heart, and if the heart does not change, new ideas do not last long.
from Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent by Richard Rohr
Justin Reidy added 4mo ago
“the light shines on inside of the darkness, and the darkness will not overcome it” (1:5). Such is the Christian form of yin-yang, our own belief in paradox and mystery.
from Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent by Richard Rohr
Justin Reidy added 4mo ago
Once we know that God lives inside our contradictions, and God’s love is not dependent on our perfection, then other peoples’ contradictions don’t scandalize us or surprise us anymore.
from Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent by Richard Rohr
Justin Reidy added 4mo ago
He creates problems for us more than resolves them, problems that very often cannot be resolved by all-or-nothing thinking but only by love
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Justin Reidy added 4mo ago
We are always the “stable” into which the Christ is born anew. All we can really do is keep our stable honest and humble, and the Christ will surely be born.
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Justin Reidy added 4mo ago
we tend to localize evil in our bodies more than in our mind,
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Justin Reidy added 4mo ago
We can’t manage, maneuver or manipulate spiritual energy. It is a matter of letting go and receiving what is being given freely.
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Justin Reidy added 4mo ago
Mary’s “yes” was said in the darkness of faith. She was not certain, nor assured by any Scripture quote, doctrine or pope. She just heard what she heard, and did what God asked her to do, accepting the consequences.
from Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent by Richard Rohr
Justin Reidy added 4mo ago
Our attachments to power, prestige and possessions are obstacles to God’s coming.
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