You quite simply don’t have the power to obey the law or follow any ideal—such as loving others, forgiving enemies, nonviolence, or humble use of power—except in and through union with God. -- Fr. Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," January 24, 2017
It is still a wonderment to me when I have a blinding flash of the obvious...which at the time feels utterly original to me...and then I read it later and realize it as a spiritual principle laid down long, long ago.
What if these spiritual principles were whispered to us as we were aborning? What if all spiritual principles were given to us then? And they come to us in full understanding only as we grow spiritually...detaching inch-by-inch from our reasoning mind's demands.
Through our conscious efforts daily to grow spiritually, we begin to want to live by spiritual principles. They are waiting within us to be released...spiritual principles such as "loving others, forgiving enemies, nonviolence or humble use of power."
We must remember this: The more we pray for them, the further we take our self from them. We already have all the love, forgiveness, patience there is, truly an endless supply, within us right this very minute. Quit asking for, start using, doing, Being.
Thank you.
It is still a wonderment to me when I have a blinding flash of the obvious...which at the time feels utterly original to me...and then I read it later and realize it as a spiritual principle laid down long, long ago.
What if these spiritual principles were whispered to us as we were aborning? What if all spiritual principles were given to us then? And they come to us in full understanding only as we grow spiritually...detaching inch-by-inch from our reasoning mind's demands.
Through our conscious efforts daily to grow spiritually, we begin to want to live by spiritual principles. They are waiting within us to be released...spiritual principles such as "loving others, forgiving enemies, nonviolence or humble use of power."
We must remember this: The more we pray for them, the further we take our self from them. We already have all the love, forgiveness, patience there is, truly an endless supply, within us right this very minute. Quit asking for, start using, doing, Being.
Thank you.
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