Consequently, the truth of God lives in our souls more by the power of superior moral courage than by the light of an eminent intelligence. Indeed, spiritual intelligence itself depends on the fortitude and patience with which we sacrifice ourselves for the truth, as it is communicated to our lives concretely in the providential will of God

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Thomas Merton was a 20th-century American trappist monk. Thomas Merton, religious name M. Louis, was an American Trappist monk, theologian, mystic, poet, and social activist. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation
  • Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth

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