Since birth, it seems somebody’s been whispering in my ear, “Look outside yourself for reflections of God, but for the experience of God, look within.”
The universe has a great sense of irony. I find the inner depths fathomless. I know nothing, really. And yet, the more nothing I know, the happier I am.
Thomas Merton, speaking to God 70 Christmases ago, said this better than I can:
"Your brightness is my darkness.
I know nothing of You and, by myself,
I cannot even imagine how to go about knowing You.
If I imagine You, I am mistaken.
If I understand You, I am deluded.
If I am conscious and certain I know You, I am crazy.
The darkness is enough."
~ Thomas Merton, prayer before midnight mass at Christmas, 1941 [Thank you Parabola magazine.]
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