"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Friday, September 21, 2018

God Is Breaking Into Every Age & Culture

"St Francis told us Friars that if we found a page of the Quran, we should kiss it and place it on the altar. His Christian truth was not fear-base. He could honor God and Holiness anywhere it was found, and not just inside his own symbol system. 
If there is indeed one God of all the Earth, then it is this one God who is breaking through in every age and culture, and monotheists should be the first to recognize that truth is one (Ephesians 4:4-6) and that God is "all in all" (1Corinthians 15:28. Yet they usually end up fearing and even opposing these ideas, probably because in their own lives their religion has been tribal more than transformative. Perhaps we want to belong to something exclusive, the equivalent of a religious community club, but by that time, of course, our God has become very small and been whittled down to our size."
- Richard Rohr. The Naked Now 
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