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Thomas Mertonby David Mah
Blue Eyed Ennis prompted me to post about Thomas Merton today, because of her enriching post about his birthday. Just before I looked at her blog, I had been talking to a friend in Houston who mentioned reading about Thomas Merton. These connections brought this contemplative to mind, especially as he is so often quoted, even though he died in 1968.
“The things I thought were so important – because of the effort I put into them – have turned out to be of small value. And the things I was never able to either to measure or to expect, were the things that mattered.” (Thomas Merton)
First off, where I found the icon picture was here, which has a short article entitled "Father Louie and the Little Sister." and then Blue Eyed Ennis has various quotes and links on her post. Please look!
“The things I thought were so important – because of the effort I put into them – have turned out to be of small value. And the things I was never able to either to measure or to expect, were the things that mattered.” (Thomas Merton)
First off, where I found the icon picture was here, which has a short article entitled "Father Louie and the Little Sister." and then Blue Eyed Ennis has various quotes and links on her post. Please look!
3 comments:
How ironic! I'm reading a book of his correspondence that Ave Maria sent me for review. I'm enjoying it so much and will be reviewing it in a week or so. Love the quote you chose.
Thanks for the plug to my blog Jan. Isn't it wonderful that he is still so much alive in our lives ?
I wish they would beatify him.
Thank you for the quote - brings me down to earth.
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