Now is not a time for playing the superficial politics of the right or the left. In another time of national spiritual crisis, President Abraham Lincoln issued an appeal to leaders and people of the nation to summon “the better angels of our nature.” As elders in the churches, we believe that we are in a spiritual battle between our better angels and worst demons. When fear, hate, and violence shape our politics and anger governs our speech, the soul of the nation is at stake. When toxic politics manipulates public faith, the soul of the nation is at stake. When falsehood is exalted and truth is slain in the public square, the soul of the nation is at stake. When selfishness is exalted above sacrifice for the good of each other, the soul of the nation is at stake.
Yet, the deeper and invisible causes are spiritual and moral. On one level, the outward and visible form of the divisions and tensions among us as a nation are political, social, and even ideological. Nothing less than the soul of our nation is at stake. This is a moment of spiritual peril and decision. Are we merely collections of self-interest and partisan identities or are we “one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all?” We can no longer pretend otherwise: The United States is in the midst of a struggle for its very soul. Romans 12:21 NRSVįor we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Https:///store/thedeconstructionistsīrand new T-Shirts now available! Grab one while supplies last! Both designs only $15 through December.Lent 2020: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Repentance Leading to ActionĪnswer the call by adding your name here.ĭo not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Richard is academic Dean of the Living School for Action and Contemplation. Richard’s teaching is grounded in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy-practices of contemplation and self-emptying, expressing itself in radical compassion, particularly for the socially marginalized.įr. He is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian mysticism and the Perennial Tradition. You’re really going to enjoy this one! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!įr. We discuss the two halves of life, the spiritual journey, and the Cosmic Christ. We talk to THE Father Richard Rohr! Our spiritual guide, hero, and one man quote machine took time out of his busy schedule to drop some serious knowledge on us. This week we fulfill a dream…the dream of all dreams.