“The will of God is not a ‘fate’ to which we submit but a creative act in our life producing something absolutely new . . . something hitherto unforeseen by the laws and established patterns. Our cooperation, seeking first the Kingdom of God, consists not solely in conforming to laws but in opening our wills out to this creative act which must be retrieved in and by us.”
- Thomas Merton
“Suffering is not evidence of God’s absence, but of God’s presence. And it is in our acceptance of it, our participation in it, that...
Om te bid dat God se koninkryk sal kom nooi ons om die spanning te betree van ’n realiteit wat rééds sy hart reflekteer,...