Tag Archives: Bible

Recovering Our Balance

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on October 1, 2018

Unknowing: Week 1 Recovering Our Balance Monday, October 1, 2018 Can you find out the depths of God? Or find out the perfection of the Almighty? It is higher than the heavens; so what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol; so what can you know? It is longer than the earth and broader… Continue Reading Recovering Our Balance

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged balance, certainty, Humility, Mystery, religion, unknowing

Feminine and Masculine Principles

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on April 22, 2018

Gender and Sexuality: Week 2 Feminine and Masculine Principles Sunday, April 22, 2018 God is beyond gender, of course. Yet Genesis says that both male and female are included in “the image of God” (1:27). Throughout the Bible, both feminine and masculine images are used to illustrate the divine, although we must admit that the… Continue Reading Feminine and Masculine Principles

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged archetype, feminine, gender, God, image, masculine, metaphor

Reconnecting to Our Original Identity

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on February 13, 2018

Creation: Week 1 Reconnecting to Our Original Identity Tuesday, February 13, 2018 For what can be known about God is plain . . . because God has made it plain. . . . Ever since the creation of the world, God’s invisible nature, namely, God’s eternal power and deity, have been there for the mind… Continue Reading Reconnecting to Our Original Identity

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Creation, Genesis, Gerard Manley Hopkins, God, nature, poetry, revelation, separation

Mythos and Logos

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on February 12, 2018

Creation: Week 1 Mythos and Logos Monday, February 12, 2018 The Judeo-Christian creation story is told in the form of a cosmic poem (Genesis 1). The realm of myth, art, and poetry can heal and create coherence, connection, and deep trust for the human psyche much better than prose that “tells it like it is.”… Continue Reading Mythos and Logos

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Creation, Genesis, interpretation, language, Rob Bell, Truth

The Story that Defines Us

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on February 11, 2018

Creation: Week 1 The Story that Defines Us Sunday, February 11, 2018 The first book of the Bible, Genesis, is not the Bible’s oldest book. Genesis’ two accounts of creation were compiled in their present form as late as 500 BC. During this period, the Jews were likely in exile in Babylon, where they were… Continue Reading The Story that Defines Us

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged blessing, Creation, Genesis, Hebrew Scriptures, image

Jesus of Nazareth: Week 1 Summary

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on January 20, 2018

Jesus of Nazareth: Week 1 Summary: Sunday, January 14-Friday, January 19, 2018 Simply put, God reveals God’s self to us through what unfolds as our life, along with every visible thing around us. (Sunday) In Jesus, God was given a face and a heart. God became someone we could love. (Monday) How we see Jesus… Continue Reading Jesus of Nazareth: Week 1 Summary

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Hebrew Scriptures, Jesus, lectio divina, Love, practice

The Living Word of God

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on January 17, 2018

Jesus of Nazareth: Week 1 The Living Word of God Wednesday, January 17, 2018 Fundamentalism is a growing phenomenon, not only in Islam and other religions, but within Christianity as well. Fundamentalism refuses to listen to the deep levels of mythic, metaphorical, and mystical meaning. It is obsessed with literalism and exclusion. The egoic need… Continue Reading The Living Word of God

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged ego, Fundamentalism, Gospel, Jesus, metaphor, parable

Who Was Jesus?

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on January 16, 2018

Jesus of Nazareth: Week 1 Who Was Jesus? Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Jesus was from the peasant class. . . . His use of language was remarkable and poetic, filled with images and stories. . . . He was not an ascetic, but world-affirming, with a zest for life. There was a sociopolitical passion to… Continue Reading Who Was Jesus?

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Christianity, God, Jesus, understanding

Identity and Desire

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on November 9, 2017

God as Us: Week 1 Identity and Desire Thursday, November 9, 2017 Another beautiful metaphor in the Bible used for God is that of a lover. The allure of a beloved pulls us out of self, into ekstasis (Greek for ecstasy). Unfortunately, the Church’s shaming of body and sex has shut down many people’s longing… Continue Reading Identity and Desire

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Body, desire, gender, identity, Love, metaphor, sexuality

Mother God

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on November 8, 2017

God as Us: Week 1 Mother God Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Why does it matter whether our image of God is masculine or feminine or even a non-binary gender? One reason is that it makes it easier for us to recognize the divine in us, whatever our gender. When we over-emphasize masculine traits of the… Continue Reading Mother God

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Christianity, gender, God, Marcus Borg, metaphor

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