I enjoy and admire many authors and theologians. Richard Rohr — Franciscan priest, author and speaker — is high on my list. You may have guessed as much, as I’ve quoted him in sermons. I’ve read a lot of his books, listened to him on podcasts and videos, and have been a regular reader of the Daily Meditations from the Center for Action and Contemplation, of which Rohr is the principal author.

Periodically I share excerpts of these daily meditations through social media, in part to highlight a particular thought or idea and in part to share my practice of reading it regularly. Recommendations of this sort are important — that’s how I came to read it in the first place! Last week, Rohr wrote on the connection between money and soul:

“I’m convinced that money and soul are united on a deep level. This truth is reappearing from the deep stream of wisdom traditions after centuries of almost total splitting and separation at the conscious level. There is un río mas profundo, a river beneath the river. The upper stream has always been money in all its forms, beginning with trading and bartering. The deeper stream is the spiritual meaning such exchanges must have for our lives. Money and soul have never been separate in our unconscious because they are both about human exchanges, and therefore, divine exchange, too.”

You can read the entire reflection here. Once on the site, you can also subscribe to receive the meditations regularly if you so choose. The work and writing of Rohr and others can encourage and inspire us toward a fuller understanding of God when we commit ourselves to reflecting together.

Blessings,
Paul