Welcome! I am a contemplative thinker and photographer from Colorado. In this blog, you'll discover photographs that I've taken on my hiking and backpacking trips, mostly in the American West. I've paired these with my favorite inspirational and philosophical quotes - literary passages that emphasize the innate spirituality of the natural world. I hope you enjoy them!

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In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

P.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

I am the utter poverty of God. When this is understood, then I am the Fullness of God.


"I am the utter poverty of God.  I am His emptiness, littleness, nothingness, lostness.  When this is understood, my life in His freedom, the self-emptying of God in me, is the FULLNESS of grace."

Thomas Merton, 1968

Photo:  Slot canyon in the Joint Trail; Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, CO; November 25, 2012


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