Chameleon: 1. a type of lizard that can change the color of its skin to look like the colors that are around it 2. a person who often changes his or her beliefs or behavior in order to please others or to succeed (Merriam Webster) In the first post of this series I suggested that … Continue reading Who is Lena?
Category: What now – who we are
Who is Judy?
For if we depend on our own ideas, our own judgment and our own efforts to reproduce the life of Christ, we will only act out some kind of pious charade which will ultimately scare everybody we meet because it will be so stiff and artificial and so dead. (Thomas Merton, "New Seeds of Contemplation") … Continue reading Who is Judy?
Who is Trudy?
The “spiritual life” is then the perfectly balanced life in which the body with its passions and instincts, the mind with its reasoning and its obedience to principle and the spirit with its passive illumination by the Light and Love of God form one complete man who is in God and with God and from … Continue reading Who is Trudy?
Trudy, Judy and Lena
In this greatest perfection of faith the infinite God Himself becomes the Light of the darkened soul and possesses it entirely with His Truth. And at this inexplicable moment the deepest night becomes day and faith turns into understanding. (Merton, Thomas, New Seeds of Contemplation) As we move forward in this new season, I want to … Continue reading Trudy, Judy and Lena
A New Year – A New Look
For me to be a saint means to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am and of discovering my true self. (Thomas Merton, "New Seeds of Contemplation) Alancetotheheart has been quite the journey. I started this blog in June 2013 with the … Continue reading A New Year – A New Look
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