Every breath we draw is a gift of God's love; every moment of existence is a grace.
~ Thomas Merton, from THOUGHTS IN SOLITUDE
For most of us, there is only the unattended
Moment, the moment in and out of time,
The distraction fit lost in a shaft of sunlight,
Hints followed by guesses; and the rest
Is prayer, observance, discipline,
thought and action.
The hint half guessed, the gift half understood,
is incarnation.