Who are you? There is more to you than you think. Spending some time at Gethsemane, a monastic community in the hills of Kentucky, where Thomas Merton lived for years, I found this statement about human beings:
A LITANY of the PERSON
image of God
born of God's breath
vessel of divine Love
after his likeness
dwelling of God
capacity for the infinite
eternally known
chosen of God
home of
Infinite Majesty
abiding in the Son
called from eternity
life in the
Lord
temple of the Holy Spirit
branch of Christ
receptacle of the
Most High
wellspring of Living Water
heir of the kingdom
the glory
of God
abode of the Trinity.
God sings this litany
eternally in his
Word.
This is who you are.
Abbey of Gethsemani • Trappist, KY
40051
It is not a bad thing to reflect on all that we are.
Geoff Pound
Image: Abbey of Gethsemane, Kentucky,