Franciscan Monk, Richard Rohr, writes in his book about the Sermon on the Mount:
"Remember this: There are always two worlds. The world as it operates is power; the world as it should be is love. The secret of Kingdom life is how can you live in both - simultaneously.The world as it is will always be built on power, ego, and success. Yet we also must keep our eyes intently on the world as it should be - what Jesus calls the Reign of God. Power apart from love leads to brutality; but love that does not engage with power is mere sentimentality. A lot of Christians today are still trapped in one or the other." (page 41)
"Remember this: There are always two worlds. The world as it operates is power; the world as it should be is love. The secret of Kingdom life is how can you live in both - simultaneously.The world as it is will always be built on power, ego, and success. Yet we also must keep our eyes intently on the world as it should be - what Jesus calls the Reign of God. Power apart from love leads to brutality; but love that does not engage with power is mere sentimentality. A lot of Christians today are still trapped in one or the other." (page 41)
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