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Merton calls these men and women “hidden contemplatives” who enjoy a kind of “masked contemplation.” Their ability to do so hinges on their willingness to find God not by trying to be cloistered monks, but by discovering the divine spark in their own busy lives. God’s invitation to live out our individual vocations is part of what makes the world so marvelously rich.
The problem comes when we begin to believe that we have to be someone else to be holy.
The beginning of sanctity is loving yourself as a creation of God.
