Thomas Merton

On purpose
“What is serious to men is often very trivial in the sight of God. What in God might appear to us as ‘play’ is perhaps what He Himself takes most seriously. At any rate, the Lord plays and diverts Himself in the garden of His creation, and if we could let go of our own obsession with what we think is the meaning of it all, we might be able to hear His call and follow Him in His mysterious, cosmic dance … . we are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the winds and join in the general dance.”

Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation