One of my favorite authors is Richard Rohr. He writes a daily devotional that is dynamite. if you want to subscribe, here is a link
Recently he used the phrase, "every view point is a view from a point." This reminds me that my opinions are just that.... mine. Yours are as well. If we put on someone else's moccasins, our viewpoint would likely change. It is time that we stop worshipping what we think and give what we think over to God. What would God say about our viewpoint? What self-centeredness would he point out in it? What arrogance?
Richard Rohr wrote -
Unless there is something strong enough to rearrange our worldview, call our assumptions into question, and also engage our heart and body.... we will seldom move to new interior or exterior places. God has a hard time getting us to join Abraham and Sarah in "leaving your country and your family for a new land that I will show you" (Genesis 12:1-2). Yet that is our foundational paradigm for the journey of faith.
The Dalai Lama said it well: "Every change of mind is first of all a change of heart." I would add: "Every change of heart is soon a change of mind." This is the urgently needed work of mature spirituality.
It is a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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