Francis reminds the first friars that they only know as much as they do....He moves from the common economy of merit to the wondrous economy of grace, where God does not do any counting, but only gives unreservedly. -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," July 10, 2022.
Are we today being moved from the common economy of merit to the wondrous economy of grace?
If that be so, our attempting to do what we know is further proof that our idea of God's grace being painless, beautiful, painless, perfect, painless is egoic mind superseding...still.
Albeit necessary still!
By the spiritual pain of the egoic mind pushing for self, we are led to our need to seek the Father within. Finally we experience the egoless way to benefit from our need is by giving over to the other.
God's gifts are 100% mutually for our benefit and for the benefit of others...specifically, the other with whom we are in resistance. The ego requires a resister for it to maintain its assumption of control...through spiritual growth, we can hug it and kiss it and let it go. Sometimes quickly, sometimes not so fast...but God is never late.
Francis did it all with a 'perfect joy' that comes from letting go of the ego. There...a realized aspiration for the benefit of self and others.
Thank you.
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