The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reason and analysis but first of all by living.
Thomas MertonOne has to be alone, under the sky, Before everything falls into place and one finds his or her own place in the midst of it all. We have to have the humility to realize ourselves as part of nature.
Thomas MertonI will not fear, for you are ever with me and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
Thomas MertonA Christian is committed to the belief that Love and Mercy are the most powerful forces on earth.
Thomas MertonContemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness, and for being. It is a vivid realization of the fact that life and being in us proceed from an invisible, transcendent, and infinitely abundant Source.
Thomas Merton