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Thomas Merton on Humility | Theology Scrapbook
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Thoughts, quotations, prayers and ideas. Larr; A Blessing for Beauty, by John O’Donohue. What is a poet? Thomas Merton on Humility. October 29, 2011. It scares me how much this man knows me; how immature my faith is. Self confidence is a precious natural gift, a sign of health. But it is not the same as faith. Faith is much deeper, and it must be deep enough to subsist when we are weak, when we are sick, when our self-confidence is gone, when our self-respect is gone. I do not mean that faith. You are co...
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johnwhenry | Theology Scrapbook
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Thoughts, quotations, prayers and ideas. Freedom, N. Berdayev. May 29, 2014. Freedom contains the mystery of the world. God wanted freedom, and from this came the tragedy of the world. St Isaac the Syrian. March 2, 2012. St Isaac stretches love and mercy to it’s farthest limits, occasionally beyond the bounds of canonical understanding. He remains a saint of the Church and his words are very important to hear. Let yourself be persecuted, but do not persecute others. Be crucified, but do not crucify others.
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A Blessing for Beauty, by John O’Donohue | Theology Scrapbook
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Thoughts, quotations, prayers and ideas. Larr; ‘Be silent and prate not about God’, Meister Eckhart. Thomas Merton on Humility. A Blessing for Beauty, by John O’Donohue. December 9, 2011. A Blessing for Beauty, by John O’Donohue. May the beauty of your life become more visible to you, that you may glimpse your wild divinity. May the wonders of the earth call you forth from all your small, secret prisons. And set your feet free in the pastures of possibilities. May you find enough stillness and silence to...
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What is a poet? Søren Kierkegaard | Theology Scrapbook
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Thoughts, quotations, prayers and ideas. Larr; Thomas Merton on Humility. Bright Field, by R S Thomas. What is a poet? October 21, 2011. What is a poet? Either – Or. One Comment on “What is a poet? October 21, 2011 at 9:30 am. Ahh, Kierky, that ol’ trembler! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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Freedom, N. Berdayev | Theology Scrapbook
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Thoughts, quotations, prayers and ideas. St Isaac the Syrian. Freedom, N. Berdayev. May 29, 2014. Freedom contains the mystery of the world. God wanted freedom, and from this came the tragedy of the world. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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St Isaac the Syrian | Theology Scrapbook
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Thoughts, quotations, prayers and ideas. Larr; Freedom, N. Berdayev. 8216;Be silent and prate not about God’, Meister Eckhart. St Isaac the Syrian. March 2, 2012. St Isaac stretches love and mercy to it’s farthest limits, occasionally beyond the bounds of canonical understanding. He remains a saint of the Church and his words are very important to hear. Let yourself be persecuted, but do not persecute others. Be crucified, but do not crucify others. Be slandered, but do not slander others. Paradise is th...