March 8, 2014
A Double Punch
In the Isaiah text, I was struck by the If a, then b section about the Sabbath. If you keep the Sabbath, Isaiah says, then you will be free to enjoy God. I certainly don’t take the Sabbath as seriously as the text lays out. Maybe if I did, then …
In his mediation, these words of Rohr’s struck me: "Jesus has come to transform people, not to exclude them. He has come for the seeming losers, and not to create a country club for the supposed winners.”
Quote from Rohr, Richard (2010-12-27). Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent (p. 22). St. Anthony Messenger Press. Kindle Edition.
