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January 1, 2007
faith, indeed . . .
Recently a member of KIW’s legal staff had to get up at an ungodly hour – like 7 am – in order to attend a hearing. The silver lining to this hardship was an unanticipated exposure to a radio show called Morning Edition – and a right-on essay by a fellow named Richard Rohr.
"Whenever I think there's a perfect pattern, further reading and study reveal an exception. Whenever I want to say "only" or "always," someone or something proves me wrong. My scientist friends have come up with things like "principles of uncertainty" and dark holes. They're willing to live inside imagined hypotheses and theories. But many religious folks insist on answers that are always true. We love closure, resolution and clarity, while thinking that we are people of "faith"! How strange that the very word "faith" has come to mean its exact opposite."
Richard Rohr, former Franciscan priest, and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Morning Edition, December 18, 2006; 'Utterly Humbled by Mystery'
Utterly Humbled by Mystery.mp3 (4 minutes and 3 seconds)
Posted by williamfrick at January 1, 2007 2:08 PM