Thomas Merton, A Thomas Merton Reader. New York: Doubleday, 1974, p.240.
I know that many people are, or call themselves, “atheists” simply because they are repelled and offended by statements about God made in imaginary and metaphorical terms which they are not able to interpret and comprehend. They refuse these concepts of God, not because they despise God, but perhaps because they demand a notion of Him more perfect than they generally find: and because ordinary, figurative concepts of God could not satisfy them, they turn away and think that there are no other: or worse still, they refuse to listen to philosophy, on the ground that it is nothing but a web of meaningless words spun together for the justification of the same old hopeless falsehoods.
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There are so many paths to God, and we often need to trust our own intuitions about how to move towards God and what God means for us. These intuitions can be far more powerful than any teachings that we will find in the world. Trust the inner teacher and move towards the God more perfect than the one you find portrayed in the world.
Loving God, help us to hear your voice coming from deep within us. Help us to work to find the image of you that is hidden in our own hearts, filling us with energy, wisdom, and love.
Dearest God of Truth and beyond my comprehension, Please open my mind to all that is, seen and unseen, and may Your Being never turn into meaningless words for me. Please. Thank you.
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