“But to love another as a person we must begin by granting him his own autonomy and identity as a person. We have to love him for what he is in himself, and not for what he is to us. We have to love him for his own good, not for the good we get out of him.”

-Thomas Merton⠀
(from Disputed Questions)

#MertonMonday⠀⠀
#FindYourSacred⠀⠀
⠀⠀
Photo | The Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery