The one thing necessary is a true interior and spiritual life, true growth, on my own, in depth in a new direction. Whatever new direction God opens up for me. -- Toward a Theology of Love, The Pocket Thomas Merton, p. 151
The way of conquest over the material, the temporal, which all My disciples should know, is learned by the conquest of the physical, the self-life, in each of you. -- God Calling, October 25
Both of these quotes point to the necessity of interior change, or still more spiritual growth. But we need fret not...our mind is being changed whether we know it or not.
All else is beside the point even as we acknowledge, and give props to, "all else" as making up our daily living. We are not saints comes to mind. However, when we can accept our day-to-day life as pretty much go along to get along, our life becomes secondary to our peace of mind...our inner self.
Our changed mind has become our exchanged mind...the m of me is turned over, becoming the w of we.
It is our commitment to still more spiritual growth that allows us to detach from the egoic hold on being right...or rigid, righteous and right, the bane of spiritual growth.
Merton wrote of his further need to grow interiorly: ....to seek an entirely new perspective and new dimension in my life. To open up new horizons at any cost, to desire this and let the Holy Spirit take care of the rest.
" ...and let the Holy Spirit take care of the rest." Thank you.
Thank you.
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