Evolving Faith

I've been getting the daily meditation from theologian Richard Rohr for years now.  Lately, they've been speaking to me more deeply than they have in some years.  I know that he chooses a theme for the year, and the recent themes have been of great interest.

This year's theme is Old and New:  An Evolving Faith, which is explained this way:

"As you witness so much division, fear, and suffering in our world, you may wonder what path—if any—there is toward healing and hope. Perhaps your church or faith has been important to you, but now you may be questioning if it is still a trustworthy or relevant guide. Does Christianity have anything of value left to offer?

Franciscan Richard Rohr suggests that there are good, beautiful, and true gems worth holding on to. At the same time, there are many unhelpful and even harmful parts of what has passed for Christianity that we need to move beyond. In his Daily Meditations, Father Richard helps us mine the depths of this tradition, discerning what to keep and what to transcend."

Here's a nugget that I found so wonderful that I've written it in numerous places so as not to lose it.  It's from the Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 meditation:  "The ride is the destination, and the goal is never clearly in sight. To stay on the ride, to trust the trajectory, to know it is moving, and moving somewhere always better, is just about the best way to describe religious faith."

The whole meditation is here.  That link will take you to the website of the Center for Action and Contemplation, where you can find many resources.