"At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by sin and by illusion, a point of pure truth, a point or spark which belongs entirely to God, which is never at our disposal, from which God disposes of our lives, which is inaccessible to the fantasies of our own mind or the brutalities of our own will. This little point of nothingness and of absolute poverty is the pure glory of God in us. It is so to speak his name written in us, as our poverty . . . It is like a pure diamond, blazing with the invisible light of heaven. It is in everybody, and if we could see it we would see these billions of points of light coming together in the face and blaze of a sun that would make all the darkness and cruelty of life vanish completely . . . I have no program for this seeing. It is only given. But the gate of heaven is everywhere."
Thomas Merton, Trappist monk
Photo: The Joint Trail, Canyonlands National Park, UT, November 27, 2011. The Joint Trail is just a bit wider than the hiker's body, and extends for several tenths of a mile. When I was there, the sun just happened to be hitting the sandy floor, and the illumination only lasted for about twenty minutes. I happened to be there at just the right time!
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