People wanted to me to describe more about what I call "the container," and then describe what the second half of life feels like.
Richard RohrWhen we can see the image of God where we don't want to see the image of God, then we see with eyes not our own.
Richard RohrThe important thing is the willingness to give back the gift that is you, not the perfection of the gift itself. Can you feel the difference?
Richard RohrG.K. Chesterton, who was part of a Catholic conservatism that was kind and loving, not reactionary or hateful, said "We're all in the same boat in a stormy sea and we owe each other a terrible loyalty." I think that's profoundly true, yet it's difficult to have civil dialogue right now with other Christians, so how can we possibly talk to "all the nations"?
Richard Rohr