The quotations this week are from Thomas Merton. The Bible texts centre on the love of God.
THE UNSPEAKABLE SECRET
“Here is an unspeakable secret: paradise is all around us and we do not understand.”
— from Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
Thou shalt Love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (Deut. 6:5)
Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord.