Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. – Thomas Merton
Every moment and every event of every mans life on earth plants something in his soul. – Thomas Merton
In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and for finding himself. If he persists in shifting his responsibility to somebody else, he fails to find out the meaning of his own existence. – Thomas Merton
The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of Gods mercy to me. – Thomas Merton