"We religious people come on with our predetermined conclusions, bible quotes and dogmas- all so that we don't have to receive reality, receive the moment as it is. For some reason it is easier to hold opinions than to just be aware and awakened." (R. Rohr "Radical Grace" pp. 137-138)
Our culture is certainly dominated by opinions. We are bombarded daily by opinion. No matter what our medium of choice, there is someone sharing their opinion and often trying to turn it into fact. At some level this blog is also opinion. My hope is that it tries to get the gray matter between the ears stimulated more than just the central nervous system.
Of course it is much safer to parrot the "talking points" than to actually think for one self. It is much easier to lob bible quotes and dogmas than to use them as we think out the where we are at the moment. I suppose that truly stems from reality being a tad to overwhelming sometimes, especially when it feels like something has done a radical shift from what "we've always believed."
I'd like to try and live in the moment, to take each day as it comes. And there are days when how I handle things or how I've answered in the past suffices for that moment. But there are those moments that what I've been equipped with is insufficient for the reality in front of me.
Blessings,
Ed
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