It is in falling down that we learn almost everything that matters spiritually. Richard Rohr More Quotes by Richard Rohr More Quotes From Richard Rohr One is struck in the study of saints, angels and gods by a pattern that seems quaint and harmless. Yet, it is so common that I know there must be a deeper meaning. There always seem to be guardians and spirits of doors, bridges, exits and entranceways. Richard Rohr angel bridges doors What healthy religion is saying is that the real life is both now and later. You have to taste the Real first of all now. The constant pattern, however, is that most Christians either move both backwards (religion as nostalgia) or into the distant future (religion as carrot on the stick) and consistently avoid where everything really happens and mattersthe present moment. Richard Rohr real christian faith 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 falling-apart fall jesus Change is not what we expect from religious people. They tend to love the past more than the present or the future. Richard Rohr religious people past I believe in mystery and multiplicity. To religious believers this may sound almost pagan. But I don't think so. Richard Rohr religious believe thinking Having a school really is the fulfillment of a longtime dream of mine. Richard Rohr fulfillment dream school Silence is the necessary space around things that allows them to develop and flourish without my pushing. Richard Rohr pushing space silence Ancients knew that you need guidance, patronage and protection as you move from one place or state to another, whenever you cross a bridge. You had better know what you are doing when you leave one group or place to join another. Richard Rohr groups bridges moving It is so important to balance orthodoxy with orthopraxy. Richard Rohr orthodoxy balance important If you try to assert wisdom before people have themselves walked it, be prepared for much resistance, denial, push-back, and verbal debate. Richard Rohr denial trying people The big truth for men is that often we have to leave home in the first half of life before we can return home at a later stage and find our soul there. Richard Rohr soul home men In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt you. Richard Rohr half hurt people Someone has said, 'To be a saint is to have loved many things' —many things — Richard Rohr flower dog love-you Jesus is the very concrete truth revealing and standing in for the universal truth. Richard Rohr concrete revealing jesus If God continues to give me health and a sane mind and verbal ability, I want to teach. Richard Rohr mind want giving Today we need whatever methods or help we can receive to allow the Christian message to take us to a deeper level of transformation. Richard Rohr levels christian needs We Catholics must admit that there is a constant temptation among us to avoid the lectionary and the Word of God for private and pious devotions that usually have little power to actually change us or call our ego assumptions into question. Richard Rohr ego catholic temptation We do not make or create our souls, we just grow them up. Richard Rohr grows soul We find it hard to love imperfect things so we imagine God is just as small as we are. If we expect or need things to be perfect or to our liking ( including ourselves) we have created a certain path for a very unhappy life. Richard Rohr imperfect-things unhappy happy-life A mystic doesn’t say “I believe.” They say “I know.” A true mystic will ironically speak with that self-confidence but at the same time with a kind of humility. So when you see that combination of calm self-confidence, certitude, and humility all at the same time you have the basis for mysticism in general. Richard Rohr self-confidence humility believe
