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Richard Rohr Daily Meditations
Richard Rohr
“All of us are part of the One. Separateness is an illusion: There is no essential separateness between you & me, you & others. We can look at anyone & say: “You are a part of me I do not yet know.”
A Wave
January 16, 2025
“The inside job in the steps allows freedom to fully live.”
Three readings. A song that says the rest. And inspiration for whatever this day is here to teach.
Read — the readings that opened the day
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What does “Drop the Rock” mean, and how does it keep us sober?
“Recovery is learning to recognize and let go of the character defects, shortcomings and attitudes that hold us back and eventually sink us. We begin to recognize our resentments, fears, anger & forms of self-pity. When we learn to finally drop those "rocks," we grow into the person God truly created. Humility, willingness & courage have a healing ripple effect. We intentionally work at changing our thoughts, habits and behaviors by examination of our daily actions. We not only learn to see how and when we pick up the “rock” of shortcomings, but how quickly we can drop them. Eventually, and only with the help of repeatedly working the steps in recovery do we actually begin to change. But we must patiently work at it.”
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Excerpt from A Deep Breath of Life
Alan Cohen
“If you know your worth, you do not need anyone else to confirm it, and if you do not recognize your value, you will not gain it by getting others to approve. Help me remember that my inner world is where real change occurs. Today, God, show me the truth about myself, that I may manifest love in all of my relationships, that my world reflects the true beauty within me.
Adapted from A Deep Breath of Life
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Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Meditation for the Day “I will try to obey God's will day in and day out, in the wilderness plains as well as on the mountaintops of experience. It is in the daily strivings that perseverance counts. I believe that God is Lord of little things, the Divine Controller of little happenings. I will persevere in this new way of life. I know that nothing in the day is too small to be part of God's scheme. Prayer for the Day I pray that the little stones that I put into the mosaic of my life may make a worthwhile pattern. I pray that I may persevere and so find harmony and beauty.”
Adapted from Twenty-Four Hours a Day© 1975, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved.