Rev Bill

I have not done a Monday’s Monk in a while — I hope to get back into the habit of doing this.
Monastic Mumblings has an interesting post for Easter dealing with how the original disciples — raised in a Jewish culture — may have understood the meaning of the empty tomb.
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Here’s another  quote from Thomas Merton : 
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most
difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands
greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of
conscience.

I can attest to this myself.  It is much harder for me to be peaceful — or react to situations [...]

Sometimes I become so busy with "doing" that I forget to spend time with God — listening — open to God’s direction — enjoying just "being" with God. 
I also find it hard to find time to just "be" with other people — just sitting and talking — getting to know them.   
The times Sally [...]

Last week I read a post at Monastic Mumblings about the author preparing for a Novena — or a prayer vigil — for his brother who is very sick and in the hospital. He gives this quote from Thomas Merton  :

"We do not see the way that lies ahead of us. It seems dark, [...]

This week’s Monday’s Monk is another quote from the American Trappist Monk and author Thomas Merton.
Merton once wrote:
A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.

Striving [...]