If I insist on giving you my truth, and never stop to receive your truth in return, there can be no truth between us.
Quote by Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name “Father Louis”. He was a member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death.
REFLECTION:
- Do you speak your truth?
- Do you listen to the truth of others?
- How can you improve truth telling in your relationships?