FINDING SPIRITUALITY THROUGH THE NEGATIVE

Entering the spiritual search for truth and for ourselves through the so-called negative, dealing squarely with what is—in ourselves, in others, or in the world around us—takes all elitism out of spirituality. —Richard Rohr

The following (an entry by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis in Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation today) describes a spiritual want-to/need of mine:

What is a starting place to look at the world through someone else’s eyes and have empathy for them?… Who’s the one person that you want to understand better and want to learn from and perhaps also teach? Pick a person to start with. I’m not saying go to the person that will make you feel in danger or in harm, but somebody who can be a conversation partner about what love needs to be now for all of us. Will you consider that one person and then maybe another who can increase your tribe, help you to see things differently, help you to love more profoundly? A neighbor, not exactly like you, but a neighbor, nonetheless. Let’s try that, won’t you? ...Dare we? Dare I?

Thank you.