Everything I do, reading, study, writing, etc., simply must be done in such a way that it is prayer and preparation for prayer. That means first of all not doing it to satisfy my voracious appetite to know, to enjoy, to achieve things, to get tangible results and taste the immediate reward of my own efforts because, if that is what leads me, everything turns to ashes as soon as I touch it.
~ Thomas Merton, Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer (The Journals of Thomas Merton Book 2) |
Monday, May 16, 2016
Thomas Merton - Everything Done as Prayer or it Turns to Ashes
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A wonderful post. Religions are something which bring people close to each other, and that is what I love about them. Every person should have full faith in God.
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