Richard
Rohr
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I believe there is a power that shapes the universe
Some call that power God
I like to call it Love
For what better expression of love is there then
a snow-covered mountain against a blue sky
the beauty of a doe dancing in the forest
the wonder of the sun rising
I believe this power is interactive
For love is always interactive in some way
It is relational
I believe this power is creative, extravagant, wild, and free
I believe that this Love is “fierce” (Thank you, Jacqui
Lewis)
And I believe that when this Love is at work
And it does engage with us and creation both
Intentionally
that the natural outcome is life
When we connect with Love,
When we engage relationally
And Love God, and accept Love (and love ourselves)
We then give love
And when we give love we create life
Sometimes literally!
sometimes figuratively
as we create a space for ourselves and others
where good things can flourish
but all too often we are not people who
create life
instead, we deny life
in so many ways
with our love of power
and our need to dominate and minimize
with our love of wealth
and our need to grasp and hoard
with our fear that makes us protective to the point of
violence
which is why God is always
always
in the business of creating life out of death
always in the business of redemption
saving us from ourselves
transforming what is dark, and ugly, and destructive
transforming evil
with good (thanks Paul)
God takes our worst
And does Love’s best
This is something I need to remember
On a grey wet mourning
As I read of the horrors in Ukraine (and elsewhere)
As I lament the rise of authoritarianism
and totalitarianism (think Florida) in my own country
As I watch toxic individualism create not freedom, but slavery
Not life but death
God’s job is to turn evil into good
Hate into love
Greed into generosity
Anger into forgiveness
Division into community
Death into life
And God is good at God’s job!
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