And even though I am not able to think as I should, God sets me straight again as soon as I am alone for a minute in the chapel. It is good to pray, even when you feel worthless. Mere effort is enough to make you feel better. You surrender something of your own self, and that always gives you strength. And the idea that even when I feel rotten, I want nothing more than God and His solitude, is comforting. Health or illness does not matter, unum est necessarium.
(Thomas Merton /1915–1968/, diary entry from November 16, 1947)
