Thomas Merton Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: January 31, 1915 - December 10, 1968
Birthday: January 31
Death: December 10
God has left sin in the world in order that there may be forgiveness: not only the secret forgiveness by which He Himself cleanses our souls, but the manifest forgiveness by which we have mercy on one another and so give expression to the fact that He is living, by His mercy, in our own hearts.
source: Thomas Merton (2005). “No Man is an Island”, p.220, Shambhala Publications
topic: Wisdom, Heart, Expression, Sin In The World
