(Anybody know anything about copyright and posting quotes on blogs? Hope I don't get into trouble, being a librarian and all!)
(in this quote - all pronouns have been changed to the feminine)
The true contemplative is not one who prepares her mind for a particular message that she wants or expects to hear, but is one who remains empty because she knows that she can never anticipate the words that will transform her darkness into light. She does not even anticipate a special kind of transformation. She does not demand light instead of darkness. She waits on the word of God in silence, and, when she is "answered," it is not so much by a word that bursts into her silence. It is by her silence itself, suddenly, inexplicably revealing to her as a great power, full of the voice of God.
from The Climate of Monastic Prayer, Thomas Merton
2 comments:
Welcome! I am so glad you are here!
Hello friend! I'm so glad to have found you here! I'll be checking back often...
And I'm not an expert on siting sources on blogs, but I think as long as you list the title and author of the source you're good.
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