Five Insights on Death and Dying From Fr. Thomas Merton

[Mark Dohle]

Five Insights on Death and Dying From Fr. Thomas Merton​

I used to think it would be a good thing to die young and die quickly, but now I am beginning to think a long life with much labor and suffering for God would be the greater grace. However in concreto the greater grace for each individual is the one God wills for him. If God wills you to die suddenly, that is a greater grace for you than any other death, because it is the one He has chosen, by His love, with all the circumstances of your life and His glory in view.

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[Davidnic]

Fr. Merton is always very insightful