
Thomas Merton on the Necessity of Solitude for a Healthy Society
“Gratitude is therefore the heart of the solitary life, as it is the heart of the Christian life.”
“Gratitude is therefore the heart of the solitary life, as it is the heart of the Christian life.”
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
“Resist anything that leads to moodiness. Our prayer each day should be, ‘Let the joy of the Lord be my strength.’”
“God willed me and planned my being. He sees my uniqueness, dedicated to Him, as promising. And yours!”
“Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken! Why would you want to stay down here when you were born for the sky?”
“Every day, think as you wake up, ‘I am fortunate to be alive. I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it.’”
“What if we know that forgiveness and mercy are what heal and restore and define us, that they actually are the fragrance that the rose leaves on the heel that crushes it?”