Enables us to identify our addiction (whatever it may be) and to overcome it through the grace of God.
FR RICHARD ROHR is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province. He founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986, where he presently serves as Founding Director. An internationally known speaker and author, his many books, including Falling Upward and Immortal Diamond (SPCK, 2012 and 2013 respectively).
Richard Rohr continues to guide us to greater wholeness. The latest
example is his new book, Breathing Under Water. A prolific writer,
his books have helped countless souls, especially those who
struggle with issues of brokenness and seek transformation.
*National Catholic Reporter*
Spirituality is perhaps an ill-chosen word in this book's subtitle,
given that Rohr's characterization of Christianity is (and always
has been) relentlessly incarnational. Here his identification of
the gospel with the core tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous underscores
how redemption comes to us in and through the messes we make of our
lives, not despite them. Anyone with first- or even second-hand
knowledge of the Twelve Steps can attest to the unsettling
challenges they present to safe, respectable, middle-class
Christianity: "When the churches forget their own gospel message,
the Holy Spirit sneaks in through the ducts and air vents. AA
meetings have been very good ductwork, allowing fresh air both in
and out of many musty and mildewed churches."
*The Christian Century*
Breathing Under Water is a must-read for any person who recognizes
the need to go "inward" on their soul’s journey to question what
their relationship is with God, themselves, and others. The author
guides us on a journey that begins with a powerlessness or being
shipwrecked on a deserted island. It is God’s greatest surprise and
constant disguise. We always want to be the manager of our lives.
But God makes sure that several things will come our way that we
cannot manage on our own... What Breathing Under Water comes to be
is an understanding that those people who have undergone suffering
and pain come up to be a compassionate people, loved by God, to be
there for others experiencing a similar challenge in life. Rohr
summarizes that a graced moment from God is when the suffering
people can love and trust a suffering God, and through this deep
transformation, will save and be there for one another.
*The Cord*
This book offers us all a taste of the deep compassion of Christ
towards and within our communities.
*Christianity Magazine*
rich as a plum pudding
it revitalised [his] moribund prayer life
*Expository Times*
a well laid out workout for the soul; pointing to a wisdom that
spells genuine freedom
*Inspire Magazine*
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