at the centre of our being is a point of nothingness
which is untouched by sin and by illusion,
a point of pure truth, a point or spark which belongs entirely to god...
this little point of nothingness and of absolute poverty
is the pure glory of god in us...
it is like a pure diamond,
blazing with the invisible light of heaven.
it is in everybody, and if we could see it
we would see these millions of points of light coming together in the face and blaze of a sun that would make all the darkness and cruelty of life vanish completely.
thomas merton
and...
"Let there always be quiet, dark churches in which people can take refuge....Houses of God filled with his silent presence. There, even when they do not know how to pray, at least they can be still and breathe easily."
