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The beautiful is the experientialproof that the incarnation is possible.
SIMONE WEILSIMONE WEIL
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Every moment and every event of every man’s lifeon earthplants something in his soul.
THOMAS MERTONTHOMAS MERTON
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Here is my secret. It is very simple:It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
what is essential is invisible to the eye.
THE LITTLE PRINCETHE LITTLE PRINCEAntoine de Saint ExupéryAntoine de Saint Exupéry
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To look at a thing so long that you arepart of it and it is part of you…If you can
effect this, then you are by way of getting somewhere…
THEODORE ROETHKETHEODORE ROETHKE
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I arise today Through the strength of heaven,Light of sun,Radiance of moon,Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,Swiftness of wind,Depth of sea,Stability of earth,Firmness of rock.
CELTIC PRAYERCELTIC PRAYER
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The soul needs love asurgently as the body needs air.In the warmth of love,the soul can be itself.
JOHN O’DONOHUE JOHN O’DONOHUE
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Love took me by the hand,and smiling did reply,Who made the eyes but I?
GEORGE HERBERTGEORGE HERBERT
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I have a sense that this underlying heavenlinessis the real nature of things. Not their nature, butthedeeper truth that they are a gift of love and of freedom,
and that this is their true reality.
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Everything then grew still as the sunset fadedAnd the veil of dusk began to cover the earth.I remember now the feeling of awe which cameover me.
BEDE GRIFFITHSBEDE GRIFFITHS
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All presence depends on consciousness.Where there is a depth of awareness,there is a reverence for presence.
JOHN O’DONOHUE JOHN O’DONOHUE
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I have no program for thisseeing. It is only given.But the gate to heaven iseverywhere.
THOMAS MERTONTHOMAS MERTON
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‘Do I dare?’ and ‘Do I dare?’Do I dareDisturb the universe?
T. S. ELIOTT. S. ELIOT
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I was not looking now at
an unusual flowerarrangement. I was
seeing what Adam hadseen on the morning of
his creation—the miracle,moment by moment,
of naked existence.
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In certain moments of tranquility and happiness inthe infinitely diverse experience of human love,the mind seems not to be doing anything at all.
J. NEVILLE WARD J. NEVILLE WARD
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The thing about allthis is that there is
no puzzle, noproblem,
and really no‘mystery.’ Allproblems areresolved and
everything is clear,simply because what
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…from what we cannot hold the stars are made
W. S. MERWINW. S. MERWINYouthYouth
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Live all you can; it’sa mistake not to.
It doesn’t so muchmatter what you do
in particular; solong as you have
your life.
HENRY JAMESHENRY JAMES
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I created this simple meditation during a weekend retreat atGrace’s House, a solar home on 40 acres next to the Abbey of Gethsemani in New Haven, KY. Grace’s House is part of the MertonInstitute’s Bethany Spring retreat properties. I love it there. Seewww.mertoninstitute.org for more info. Peace.
Katherine Murray, Practical ~ f a i t h ~ , 2009