Quote by Thomas Merton

Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy if anything can.

Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whethe

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This quote emphasizes that our primary responsibility is to love others unconditionally, without evaluating their worthiness. Questioning someone's worthiness is unnecessary and ultimately not our concern. Our task is simply to practice love, and this very act of love has the power to make both us and those we love deserving of care and compassion, if anything can.

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