Saying No to the self does not necessarily please God or please anybody. There is too much resentment and self-pity involved. When God, by love and freedom, can create a joyous Yes inside of you — so much so that you can absorb the usual noes — then it is God’s full work. The first might be resentful dieting; the second is a spiritual banquet.
— Richard Rohr, Yes . . . And: Daily Meditations, p. 309
Photo: Sailboat off the coast of Étretat, France, June 23, 2026