I've been working on a chapter this week -- "Being the Beloved" -- which is based on a talk I've been giving for years. So I have been rereading favorite sections from my favorite book of Thomas Merton: New Seeds of Contemplation. The excerpt below Read more [...]
Into this world, this demented inn
in which there is absolutely no room for him at all,
Christ comes uninvited.
But because he cannot be at home in it,
because he is out of place in it,
and yet he must be in it,
His place is with the others Read more [...]
Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thess. 5: 16-18*
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” Read more [...]
HOW LONG WE WAIT
How long we wait, with minds as quiet as time,
Like sentries on a tower.
How long we watch, by night, like the astronomers.
Heaven, when will we hear you sing,
Arising from our grassy hills,
And say: “The dark is done, Read more [...]
Today's Life-Line is:
The voice of God is heard in Paradise:
“What was vile has become precious. What is now precious was never vile. I have always known the vile as precious: for what is vile I know not at all.
"What was cruel has become merciful. Read more [...]
The glory of God is the human person fully alive,
and the life of the human is the vision of God.
~ St. Irenaeus of Lyons
You shall lovingly accept the humanity entrusted to you!
You shall be obedient to your destiny! You shall not continually try Read more [...]