A CHANGED MIND...A CHANGED LIFE

His message of good news is not likely to be sought after or heard by the comfortable and the secure, he seems to say, but by the poor, the captives, the blind, and the oppressed—which fully explains Jesus’ behavior throughout the rest of his ministry. -- Fr Richard Rohr, Daily Meditation, March 12, 2025 

Fr Richard's column today sets out my core belief; namely, that the spiritual message of good news is the reverse of what the comfortable want...and is heard best by the hopeless, the helpless...the down-and-out.

In essence, that is the message I got long ago, that the reverse of my wants (my will, my way) is the heart of the higher Purpose for us...God's will, God's way.

As life has turned out for me to date, the way higher began with the crash and burn of my will, my way, all hope, any prayer...even down-and-out seemed like a step up for me. To be sure, life for me has been as daily as it would have been sans spiritual growth...only I have lived at peace, not peeved. 

Lesson learned: Only our mind needs to be changed.  A changed mind, away from self toward Self, brings a feeling of serenity into our life. Turned by the Spirit toward the spiritual, we live happy, joyous and free. 

Hear our hallelujah!

Thank you.