People ask, “do you read other meditations?” The answer is of course I do. The best being not necessarily the truest or the most eloquent, but those that give me pause to think and create in me a desire to read the words again, and meditate and pray over their meaning and what the words mean to my own life.
I have several reference guides, Danny’s bible being one of my favorites. I also receive meditations from friends, including Rob and strangers too.
My friend Rob, often sends the meditations of Richard Rohr. Today’s email discusses the concept of “Healthy Christianity.” What a wonderful thought, but necessarily implies that there are unhealthy versions, as well.
Rohr also describes what he calls the “original blessing” as opposed to the often misunderstood phrase “original sin.” There are weeks worths of meditations in Rohr’s meditation, but for today think of this thought:
“Humble honesty about our positive core, and a compassionate recognition that none of us completely lives out of our full identity, is the most truthful form of spirituality. The pull back that creates longing and desire and movement forward.
Rohr is saying that humility and recognition of our own failures makes us healthy christians realistic about ourselves and desiring to be better and closer to God. He reminds us that Christ was never upset with sinners, he was only upset with those who did not think they were.
I hope this gets you going for the first week of Lent.
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