To know the Cross is not merely to know our own sufferings. For the Cr…

Thomas Merton
439 citations
To know the Cross is not merely to know our own sufferings. For the Cross is the sign of salvation, and no man is saved by his own sufferings. To know the Cross is to know that we are saved by the sufferings of Christ; more, it is to know the love of Christ Who underwent suffering and death in order to save us. It is, then, to know Christ. ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Island, p.92, Shambhala Publications
Death Love
13

More Author Quotes

God must be allowed the right to speak unpredictably.... We must find him in our enemy, or we may lose him even in our friend. We must find him in the pagan or we will lose him in our own selves, sub … ▶
Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time. This is not just a nice story or a fable, it is true.
The silence of the forest is my bride and the sweet dark warmth of the whole world is my love, and out of the heart of that dark warmth comes the secret that is heard only in silence, but it is the r … ▶
We cannot arrive at the perfect possession of God in this life, and that is why we are travelling and in darkness. But we already possess Him by grace, and therefore in that sense we have arrived and … ▶
Conscience is the light by which we interpret the will of God in our own lives. ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Island, p.30, Shambhala Publications

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes