We all become well-disguised mirror image of anything that we fight to…

Richard Rohr
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We all become well-disguised mirror image of anything that we fight too long or too directly. That which we oppose determines the energy and frames the questions after a while. Most frontal attacks on evil just produce another kind of evil in yourself, along with a very inflated self-image to boot. ✨ Richard Rohr (2011). AARP Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, p.110, John Wiley & Sons
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God is always drawing us closer, blow by blow and bit by bit. And most of the time we do not even know it is happening. ✨ Richard Rohr (2010). On the Threshold of Transformation, p.61, Loyola Press
The cross solved our problem by first revealing our real problem, our universal pattern of scapegoating and sacrificing others. The cross exposes forever the scene of our crime. ✨ Richard Rohr (2011) … ▶
Jesus praised faith and trust – even more than love. It takes a foundational trust to fall, or to fail, and not to fall apart. ✨ Richard Rohr (2011). Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves … ▶
The journey never happens alone. ✨ Richard Rohr, Joseph Martos (1991). The wild man's journey: reflections on male spirituality, Saint Anthony Messenger Press
Creation is a process that is still happening and we’re in on it! We are a part of this endless creativity of God.

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