Beauty | Pain | Sorrow | Joy
A Sunday Thought
Beauty. Pain. Sorrow. Joy. How do we find the balance and clarity to meet the suffering of our world with tenderness, wisdom, and skillful action?
How do we maintain our spiritual eyes, keeping them fixed upon the resurrected Christ, while navigating the challenges of life?
Maybe balance and clarity are best found in the quiet times — the times of being still. Consider this thought by Richard Rohr:
“…God offers us quiet, contemplative eyes; God also calls us to prophetic and critical involvement in the pain and sufferings of our world—both {and} at the same time. This is so obvious in the life and ministry of Jesus that I wonder why it has not been taught as an essential part of Christianity…”
What say you?