Thursday; March 20, 2014
If You Don’t Get It Now, You Won’t Get It Then.
I found it fascinating that Rohr didn’t especially like the Jeremiah text. I always a felt a bit guilty thatI found texts in the Bible to be petty, or disconcerting, or just strange. Having someone like Rohr admit makes me feel a bit better.
The gospel text is a fascinating story. Rohr points out that it shows a clear continuity between this world and the next. And if we don’t get it here, we won’t get it there. “… as some of our saints have said, 'No one is going to be surprised in eternity!' We will all receive exactly what our lives say we really want and desire: Love is always torment for the hateful, and final torment is impossible for the loving.”
Rohr’s prayer is a good one: “God of life and death, help me to choose life now, help me to recognize love now, help me to see the poor in our world who long to eat the scraps that fall from our tables.”
Quotes from Rohr, Richard (2010-12-27). Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent (p. 54). St. Anthony Messenger Press. Kindle Edition.
