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A most wonderful piece of writing, thank you.
I have read a number of Rohr's book each morning as a contemplative practice with a close friend. Being a Recovered Alcoholic, I especially liked Breathing Underwater. What AA demonstrates is a Spirit of Action as a way of life rather than a System of Belief. The belief will only be realized ("made aware of manifest") through experience in the world, as you pointed out. I act my way into right thinking, not think my way to right action. This demands risk. God is spelled D-A-R-E.

I feel the same way as concerns worshiping Jesus: when Peter was motivated by this, Jesus said, "Get behind me, Satan." We are TO BE as Christ was in the world, not adore as Christ was in the world. There is no WWJD? to ask. WDJD is the question, What did Jesus do? Jesus did one and only one thing: totally surrendered to the direction and strength of his father. He did act on his beliefs, values, and standards; he allowed by the power of spirit God to act through him with love. He never had to ask himself, What would Jehovah do? And if Jesus said we would do "greater works," did he ever ask what he would do if he were you? 

Two signs about the Church at the End Times: a) the love for many will grow cold; b) there will be much complaint. Yet this seems to be presently standardized practice, as if the very role of the Church. Richard Rohr also talks a great deal about Restorative Justice over Retributive Justice, or over what is the norm of the world and some Christians. 

Many Christians look to improve themselves, make themselves a better person, in order to have a better relationship with Christ, yet the self must die daily. For me, it is more about reduction of this self we have created in order to allow the new spirit in us room to grow. There is nothing to improve about self and God cares nothing for this self we have created, for therein is the source of all our earthly woes. There is one thing and one thing only we can or need to improve: our conscious contact with God. 

Whoa, sorry, I am getting way too preachy. I much prefer your framework, Kathy; you talk human and that is what people need most: a human Christ.