In solitude and silence…
It is in deep solitude and silence that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brother and sister.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Every moment is a grace…
Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
The meaning of life is found…
The meaning of life is found in openness to being and “being present” in full awareness.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
A happiness sought…
A happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found: for a happiness that is diminished by being shared is not big enough to make us happy.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Prayer begins with…
Prayer begins with a return to the heart, finding one’s deepest center, awakening the profound depths of our being in the presence of God who is the source of our being and of our life.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
All spiritual…
A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
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