THE SPIRITED BOOK CLUB DISCUSSES Fr. Richard Rohr: The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage
Prophets and mystics recognize what most of us do not—that all things have tears and all things deserve tears. – Richard Rohr
In his first major work since “The Universal Christ,” Richard Rohr offers a hope-filled model for the world today, grounded in the timeless wisdom of the Hebrew prophets. In “The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage,” Fr. Richard draws on a century of biblical scholarship to breathe new life into ancient wisdom, revealing how some of the lesser-read books of the Bible offer us a crucial path forward today. “The Tears of Things” paves a path of enlightenment for anyone seeking a compassionate way of living in a hurting world. Released on March 4, “The Tears of Things” is available wherever books are sold.
Dear Spirited Readers: To learn more about whether this book is for you, take Amazon up on its offer to read a free sample. Here’s a nugget from the Introduction that I find inspiring from where I’m living of late – out here on the exhausting edge of outrage: “My favorite thing about the prophetic books of the Bible,” writes Fr. Rohr, “is that they show a whole series of people in evolution in their understanding of God. Like most of us, the prophets started not only with judgmentalism and anger but also with a superiority complex of placing themselves above others. Then, in various ways, that outlook falls apart over the course of their writings. They move from that anger and judgmentalism to a reordered awareness in which they become more like God: more patient like God, more forgiving like God, more loving like God.
Sign me up for some reordered awareness!
Let’s talk more about that this month –
April 10: 3 pm (Arizona/PDT) Chapters 1 – 5
April 24: 3 pm (Arizona/PDT) Chapters 6 – 10
Sheri
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