A Quote by Thomas Merton on god, heaven, life, nature, people, time, and world

We are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and God is shining through it all the time. God manifests Himself everywhere, in everything - in people and in things and in nature and in events . . . The only thing is we don't see it. . . . I have no program for this seeing. It is only given. But the gate of heaven is everywhere.