“We are all tempted to create a God of our own making”

In a post titled When God Changes the Rules, Richard Rohr calls attention to some of Energion author Bruce Epperly’s book Jonah: When God Changes.

Key quote:

We are all tempted to create a God of our own making, who will uphold the status quo and baptize our values as God’s definitive word. When God challenges our way of life and the religious and cultural values we hold dear, we are tempted to run away in search of a new god—a god of our own making—who will support our privileges and prejudices and lead us into battle against our foes.

Richard Rohr, When God Changes the Rules, from Center for Action and Contemplation