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When we live out of
ego, we impose our demands on reality. But when we live in God’s
presence, we await reality’s demands on us.
The great spiritual
teachers are not concerned about domination and power in the sense our
culture uses it. Their power is in descent, not ascent. I find my
deepest power is what Jesus visualizes on the cross as powerlessness.
We Christians believe that the crucifixion of Christ—seemingly a moment
of utter powerlessness—is actually his moment of greatest power. This
recognition is at the core of all spiritual teaching. It is a
recognition that dramatically turns one’s reality upside down. But with
contemplation, this paradox eventually moves from being a dilemma to
becoming a choice.
Richard Rohr from “Everything Belongs” |
