the will of God is not a ‘fate’ to which we submit but a creative act in our life producing something absolutely new ... something hitherto unforeseen by the laws and established patterns. Our cooperation (seeking first the Kingdom of God) consists not solely in conforming to laws but in opening our wills out to this creative act which must be retrieved in and by us -- by the will of God.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
The Will of God
Thomas Merton on the will of God, one of the "fine ideas in Guardini on Providence:"
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