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Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 18 Nov 2021

@SophiaCycles 1/ "The search for a supposed perfection is the most common enemy of simple goodness," @RichardRohrOFM avers. "God just wants us to be humanly good, not perfect. Good people can always accept, and even love, imperfection."

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Quoted byRT @nick_routledge: @SophiaCycles Hardly surprising, then, the echo among modern spiritual masters. Chittister: “The beauty of a life lies in its fullness, not in a preferred portion that looks superficially positive and wholesome." @RichardRohrOFM, of course, considers the recognition pivotal to his realization.Quoted by@SophiaCycles Hardly surprising, then, the echo among modern spiritual masters. Chittister: “The beauty of a life lies in its fullness, not in a preferred portion that looks superficially positive and wholesome." @RichardRohrOFM, of course, considers the recognition pivotal to his realization.Quoted byRT @nick_routledge: @RichardRohrOFM In this light, Thérèse de Lisieux's kindest of counsels, "If you are willing to bear serenely the trial of being displeasing to yourself, then you will be for Jesus a pleasant place of shelter," is surely one of the more substantive, potent, transfigurative insights ever uttered.Quoted by@RichardRohrOFM In this light, Thérèse de Lisieux's kindest of counsels, "If you are willing to bear serenely the trial of being displeasing to yourself, then you will be for Jesus a pleasant place of shelter," is surely one of the more substantive, potent, transfigurative insights ever uttered.