God’s glory is at work in all things. Everything that exists, exists because it is held, sustained, enlivened by God’s wisdom and God’s power. The Word of God who is God, God expressing himself towards his creation, wills at all times to work the mystery of his embodiment.
— Arthur Macdonald Allchin (1930-2010)
There is not a flower that opens, not a seed that falls into the ground, and not an ear of wheat that nods on the end of its stalk in the wind that does not preach and proclaim the greatness and the mercy of God to the whole world.
— Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books.
— Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
The trees and stones will teach you what you never learn from the masters.
— Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
God did not make the first human because He needed company, but because He wanted someone to whom he could show His generosity and love. God did not tell us to follow him because He needed our help, but because He knew that loving him would make us whole.
–Saint Irenaeus of Lyons (late Second Century)
Scripture takes away none of the things given by God for our use, but it restrains immoderation and corrects unreasonableness.
–Saint Maximos the Confessor (580-662)
