So our question now becomes, ‘How can I honor the legitimate needs of the first half of life, while creating space, vision, time, and grace for the second?’ The holding of this tension is the very shape of wisdom. ... The human art form is in uniting fruitful activity with a contemplative stance—not one or the other, but always both at the same time.
Richard Rohr, OFM

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Richard Rohr, OFM

Richard Rohr, OFM

Franciscan author and teacher, founder of the Center for Action & Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM.

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