The established and dominant culture [material mind] does not have authentic promises because it seeks to maintain itself. . . . . God’s promises [spiritual mind] energize and expand the heart, deepening our capacity for life and our quality of being in this world. They put the authority inside us. -- From a 1980 talk by Richard Rohr
The material mind keeps such a strong hold on us because we can see, touch, hear...feel...everything it has to offer.
The spiritual mind is based on our inside insight...not simply intuition but closer than not.
Our search for God through spiritual growth builds our trust in spiritual over material without our ever being able to explain how. It is as Rohr said in his 1980 talk that God's promises energized and expanded...put the authority inside us.
The authority inside us is the goal...of the material mind. Spiritually, the authority inside us is God using our hands and feet, mouth and mind, to do for us for others.
"Ask for" no more, give thanks and live peaced.
Thank you.
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