Source: Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality
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Famous Richard Rohr Quotes
“Worship of Jesus is rather harmless and risk-free; actually following Jesus changes everything.”
Source: On the Threshold of Transformation
“A skilled listener can help people tap into their own wisdom.”
“I am who I am in the eyes of God- nothing more and nothing less.”
“Pain and suffering that are not transformed are usually projected onto others.”
Source: Adam's Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation
Source: AARP Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Source: Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
“The journey never happens alone.”
Source: The wild man's journey: reflections on male spirituality
“You surrender to love; you do not accomplish love by willpower.”
“Love is luring us forward...to the fullness of our own being”
“Jesus is never upset at sinners; he is only upset with people who do not think they are sinners.”
Source: AARP Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Source: The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective
“There is Someone dancing with you, and you are not afraid of making mistakes.”
“If you do not transform your pain, you will always transmit it.”
Source: A Lever and a Place to Stand: The Contemplative Stance, the Active Prayer
“Religions should be understood as only the fingers that point to the moon, not the moon itself.”
“Prayer is not about changing God, but being willing to let God change us.”
Source: Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
Source: Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi
“Every viewpoint is a view from a point.”
Source: A Lever and a Place to Stand: The Contemplative Stance, the Active Prayer
“If you don't transform your suffering, you'll transmit it.”
“To give, and not demand that others receive . . . that is the crossover point to maturity. . .”