Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Time to Grow Up . . .

It seems to me that it is a minority that ever gets the true and full Gospel – in any denomination. Most of us just keep worshiping Jesus and arguing over the right way to do it. The amazing thing is that Jesus never once says, “Worship me!” whereas he frequently says, “Follow me” (see, for example, Matthew 4:19).

Christianity is a lifestyle – a way of being in the world that is simple, nonviolent, shared, and loving. However, we made it into an established religion (and all that goes with that) and avoided the lifestyle change itself. One could be warlike, greedy, racist, selfish, and vain throughout most of Christian history, and still believe that Jesus is one’s personal Lord and Savior or continue to receive the sacraments in good standing. The world has no time for such silliness anymore. The suffering on earth is too great.

Richard Rohr, O.F.M
Excerpted from Yes, and...: Daily Meditations
Franciscan Media (2017)


See also the related Wild Reed posts:
Marianne Williamson: “We’re Living in Very Serious Times and We Need to Be Very Serious People”
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
The Model of Leadership Offered by Jesus: “More Like the Gardener Than the Owner of the Garden”
Jesus Our Guide to Mystical Love – Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Revolution and Mysticism
Jesus: Path-Blazer of Radical Transformation
Adam Eriksen on the Subversive Politics of Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday: “A Planned Political Demonstration”
The Mystic Jesus: “A Name for the Unalterable Love That All of Us Share”
Why Jesus is My Man

Image: Artist unknown.


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