Thomas Merton Quotes About Belief
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A Christian is committed to the belief that Love and Mercy are the most powerful forces on earth.
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And that is why the man who wants to see clearly, before he will believe, never starts on the journey.
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It is my belief, that we should not be too sure of having found Christ in ourselves until we have found him also in that part of humanity that is most remote from our own.
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I believe we are going to have to prepare ourselves for the difficult and patient task of outgrowing rigid and intransigent nationalism, and work slowly towards a world federation of peaceful nations. How will this be possible? Don't ask me. I don't know. But unless we develop a moral, spiritual, and political wisdom that is proportionate to our technological skill, our skill may end us.
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