The more one gives one's self in creative union with another, the more one becomes one's self.
Richard RohrI think most human beings are dualistic thinkers. It gets them through the day. It gives them a sense of superiority and security - that's what the ego wants.
Richard Rohrevery time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us.
Richard RohrWhen 'happiness' eludes us - as, eventually, it always will - we have the invitation to examine our programmed responses and to exercise our power to choose again.
Richard Rohr