Contemplation In Action
by Richard Rohr and Friends
Summary
Contemplation in Action is a collection of articles that focus on the need for a renewed spirituality, both for our personal well-being and the good of the world. Rohr and other contributors argue for a firm adherence to the teachings of Jesus in the pursuit of mercy, compassion, justice, and love. They promote the idea that God intends to establish His kingdom through us. But it will require us to embrace the death of our ‘small self,’ our selfishness, our striving for approval and security, our self-promotion. Truly, our prayer must become: “Your kingdom come. Your will be done. And start with me.”
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Contemplation in Action - Richard Rohr and friends
Favorite Quotes
“The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better.”
“The redemptive journey that began at the closed gates of Eden does not end for any of us until the gates of the kingdom—opened wide by radical and amazing grace.”
“These women [Sisters of Charity in India] wasted no time in fixing, controlling, or even needing to understand what is wrong with others. Instead they put all of their time and energy into letting God change them. From that transformed place, they serve and carry the pain of the world, which they are convinced is the pain of God…
“Even Jesus must have learned slowly what being human means and found it difficult. There was so much confusion in people’s minds, so much healing required. To save us from spiritual blindness, he healed the blind. He denounced the priests who had built such a complicated, burdensome structure out of the Mosaic Law. He stood on the outskirts of society, took his place among the wounded, the wretched. Just as Yahweh had taken sides with the Hebrews against Pharaoh, Jesus took sides—with the sinners and lepers against the righteous who condemned and shunned them. He tipped the balance of power of the status quo.”
