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| Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Rohr
Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (31 reviews)
Sales Rank: 15606
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Upd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0824519957
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.34
EAN: 9780824519957
ASIN: 0824519957
Publication Date: March 1, 2003
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This popular and best-selling book of the renowned Franciscan challenges us to move beyond the comfort of a settled life toward an understanding of ourselves that is rooted in our connection to God. Only when we rest in God can we find the certainty and the freedom to become all that we can be. Contemplation has its place at the heart of Christianity, a place that allows us to experience that, well, "everything belongs."
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Finding God in Contemplative Prayer November 30, 2008
Let's see, I ear marked a dozen pages and highlighted about a tenth of the text in the course of reading this book. I enjoyed reading it and can easily identify with Fr. Rohr's perspective. It is not a how to book, but deals with the relevant issues associated with the journey. Below are what I thought were some of the highlights of this book.
Center and Circumference
Pg. 19: We do not find our own center; it finds us. Our own mind will not be able to figure it out. We collapse back into the Truth only when we are naked and free - which is probably not very often. We do not think ourselves into a new way of living. We live ourselves into a new way of thinking. In other words, our journeys, around and through our realities, or circumferences, lead us to the core reality, where we meet both our truest self and our truest God.
Vision and Enchantment
Pg. 51: Religions should be understood as only the fingers that point to the moon, not the moon itself.
Pg. 55: Everything belongs and everything can be received. We don't have to deny, dismiss, defy or ignore. What is, is okay. What is, is the greatest teacher
Ego and Soul
Pg. 80: The contemplative secret is to live in the now.
Pg. 65: The present moment has no competition. It is not judged in comparison to any other. It has never happened before and will not happen again. But when I am in competition, I'm not in love. I can't get to love because I am looking for a new way to dominate.
Don't Push the River
pg. 123: The final stage of the wisdom of faith is what we might call becoming the Holy Fool. Ironically the Holy Fool is one who knows he doesn't know, but doesn't need to either. He is able to leave the full knowledge to God.
Paula D'Arcy puts it, "God comes to us disguised as our life."
Pg. 130: Everything belongs; God uses everything. There are no dead ends. There is no wasted energy. Everything is recycled. Sin history and salvation history are two sides of one coin. When you "get" forgiveness, you get it. We use the phrase "falling in love." I think forgiveness is almost the same thing. It's a mystery we fall into: the mystery is God. God forgives all things for being imperfect, broken and poor. The people who know God well- the mystics, the hermits, those who risk everything to find God - always meet a lover, not a dictator. God is a lover who receives and forgives everything.
Pg. 149: This gift of contemplative prayer is not a way of thinking. It is much more a way of not thinking. It's not a way of talking; it finally moves beyond words into silence. It moves into the mystery that is too deep for words.
Everything does Belong....Both now and forever... November 14, 2008
I truly believe the title of the book Everything Belongs is the ultimate invitation for every christian. The title is the basis of the mystical union that I truly believe the Lord tried to teach us and the Gospel writers, esp John, and the Book of Revelation, by John of Patmos, proclaimed. They are proclaiming that we are Mystical Beings presently in human form.
Near Perfect November 10, 2008
This book is nearly perfect. I wore out two highlighters and a pen while reading/studying. Rohr doesn't waste a line; something poingent and worth really examining on every page.
I am fully aware that different books speak to different people at certain times of our lives. If it doesn't work for you, be patient and revisit this one.
Blessings to you,
Josh
If read properly, this book would take a lifetime to complete October 28, 2008
In a lifetime of reading and contemplation, I have yet to find a book which leads one on so many paths, all of which are headed toward forming a relationship with God.
I often find that a paragraph may be all that I can read at one time, for it may start me on another unending journey.
I am sure that it is a cliche to suggest that a book is "full of insight." This book, however, is full of material that will drag insight from your soul, though perhaps only at the rate of a few pages each day.
 Odd spirituality August 11, 2008
5 out of 13 found this review helpful
If the idea of a prayer to a "Father-Mother God," a study of New Age enneagrams, or a retreat with nude men jumping over fire pits is in line with your notion of spirituality, then this is your book, as Richard Rohr is notorious for promoting oddities like those just described. But if you're interested in straightforward spiritual direction, you might stick with works by more reliable figures like St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Francis De Sales, or Fr. Thomas Dubay.
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