"An Economy of Grace" by Richard Rohr click here
"Breathing Under Water" poem by Sr. Carol Bieleck, RSCJ click here
"Compunction: the necessary sadness and humiliation that comes from seeing our own failures and weaknesses." p.29 Breathing Under Water
Direct encounter with God's Love p. 38 Breathing Under Water
"Each of us is being prepared to be a healer." p. 65 Breathing Under Water by Richard Rohr
"Forgiveness is to let go of all hope for a different or better past" p.46
"God seduces us all into the economy of grace-- by loving us in spite of ourselves, in the very places where we cannot, will not, or dare not love ourselves" p.39
"Honestly, it takes major surgery and much of our life to get head, heart, and body to put down their defenses..." ~ Richard Rohr p. 10 Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
Intimacy with God is our gift from and through Jesus
“Jars of purification” (John 2:6-10).
Know that they are eating from the very rich and nutritious 'marrow of the Gospel ' " p. xviii
"Luminosity of awareness and compassion for the world, which becomes our real moral victory. " p. 30
Law written on our hearts
"May the God who gives us peace make you holy in every way and keep your whole being—spirit, soul, and body—free from every fault at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you will do it, because he is faithful." 1 Thessalonians 5:23-4 p. 15
Names for the hidden Mystery: "Litany of the Holy Spirit" Appendix 3 of Rohr's The Naked Now
Ongoing shadowboxing is absolutely necessary ... Only the soul knows that we grow best in the shadowlands." p. 31
"Paradox is truth standing on its head to get our attention p. 50 Breathing Under Water
Questions in the Study Guide are especially helpful IF answered fully and honestly
Scrupulosity: A form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involving religious or moral obsessions. Scrupulous individuals are overly concerned that something they thought or did might be a sin or other violation of religious or moral doctrine. See also:
2 Timothy 3:6 p. 29 Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
Universal addiction: "stinking thinking" p. xxix
With these twelve important breathing lessons, you now know for yourself that you can breathe, and even breathe under water, because the breath of God is everywhere." P. 112
“In my eXperience, if you are not radically grateful every day, resentment always takes over.” ~ Richard Rohr
"You see, alcohol in Latin is spiritus and you use the same word for the highest religious experience as well as the most depraving poison." -Carl Jung's letter to Bill Wilson in 1961, shortly before Jung's death
Zephaniah 3:17, “The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”
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