Praying Quotes by Thomas Merton

12 Praying quotes by Thomas Merton

Merton’s handful of reflections feels like a monk’s notebook, each line a quiet step toward inner silence. The brevity mirrors his contemplative pace, inviting readers to pause and listen.

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What I wear is pants. What I do is live. How I pray is breathe.

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If you have never had any distractions you don't know how to pray.

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You pray best when the mirror of your soul is empty of every image except the Image of the Invisible Father.

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My God, I pray better to you by breathing. I pray better to you by walking than by talking.

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What I do is live, how I pray is breathe, what I wear is pants.

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When I pray for peace, I pray not only that the enemies of my own country may cease to want war, but…

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You will never be able to have perfect interior peace and recollection unless you are detached even from the desire of peace…

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My God, I pray better to you by breathing and walking than by talking, just as in choir I sing best when…

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What is the use of praying if at the very moment of prayer, we have so little confidence in God that we…

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Learn how to meditate on paper. Drawing and writing are forms of meditation. Learn how to contemplate works of art. Learn how…

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We do not pray for the sake of praying, but for the sake of being heard. We do not pray in order…

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It's a risky thing to pray and the danger is that our very prayers get between God and us. The great thing…

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