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The Gift of Breath
Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace. – Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
Another View of Compassion
Compassion is the keen awareness of the interdependence of all things. – Thomas Merton in The Mystic Hours by Wayne Teasdale
Rest Silently in Resurrection
Those who do not know there is another life after this one, or who cannot bring themselves to live in time as if they were meant to spend their eternity in God, resist the fruitful silence of their own being by continual noise. Even… Continue Reading “Rest Silently in Resurrection”
All Souls Day
Every moment and every event of every [person’s] life on earth plants something in [the] soul. – Thomas Merton
Lost in Art, Lost in Paris
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. – Thomas Merton I can’t imagine a more beautiful place to be found and lost than Paris. And the impressionist work in Musee D’Orsay is wonderful to behold. I found this… Continue Reading “Lost in Art, Lost in Paris”
Wisdom from Thomas Merton
We have what we seek. It is there all the time, and if we give it time it will make itself known to us. – Thomas Merton
The Gift of the Breath
Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace. – Thomas Merton
Wisdom in Our Overscheduled Days
Take more time, cover less ground. -Thomas Merton, Dancing in the Waters of Life
A Prayer for All Lost Sheep
You have a wild and crazy sheep in love with thorns and brambles. But please don’t get tired of looking for me! I know You won’t. For You have found me. All I have to do is stay found. – Thomas Merton, A Book… Continue Reading “A Prayer for All Lost Sheep”
Gratefulness for the Source of Love
To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything [God]has given us…and [God] has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of [God’s] love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from… Continue Reading “Gratefulness for the Source of Love”
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