Tag: Silence
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Be a FROG – Fully Rely On God
Merton speaks today of “paradox”…of wisdom manifest and yet hidden. He says The words God utters are words full of silence, and they are bait to draw us into silence…If we hide the precepts of God’s wisdom in our heart — precepts of humility, meekness, charity, renunciation, faith, prayer — they themselves will hide us…
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Quiet comes to rest beside me
“Entering into God’s silence,” is Merton’s theme for Monday of the first full week of Lent. He says, that in silence we are formed and prepared so that [we] may speak what [we] have heard. And doesn’t this resonate with all of us who spend our time here in this virtual space? We share our…
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Yearning, God’s small seed of hope within us
In this second day of Lent, Thomas Merton in Seeking God in All Things acknowledges how stultifying the world can be, especially for those of us living in busy cities, working in noisy factories, or commuting daily with thousands of others. He reminds us that for so many, the hope – even the seed of…
Walking With My Brother 