“So much is happening on earth that cannot be fixed or explained, but it can be felt and suffered. I think a Christian is one who, along with Jesus, agrees to feel, to suffer the pain of the world.”
RR
“The theological virtue of hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without closure, without resolution, and still be content and even happy because our Satisfaction is now at another level...”
Richard Rohr
“Faith does not need to push the river because faith is able to trust that there is a river. The river is flowing. We are in it.”
Richard Rohr
“Change is not what we expect from religious people. They tend to love the past more than the present or the future.”
Richard Rohr
“God does not love you because you are good, God loves you because God is good.”
Richard Rohr
“Power should be entrusted only to those who do not seek it.”
Richard Rohr