"The monastic spirit of prayer is the same as that which made Jesus spend whole nights on the mountainside alone with His Father. It is a spirit of adoration and contemplation which drives the monk to LOSE himself in the beauty and magnificence of the mystery of God . . . Our human notions of what is 'great' and 'big' and 'noble' are all corrupted by egoism. We find it difficult to realize that one who would be truly great must totally DISAPPEAR."
Thomas Merton
Photo: The cliffs of Thatchtop Mountain glow in last light; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; March 21, 2013
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