Grant me a sense of humor, Lord, give me the grace to understand a joke, that I may know a little happiness in life and share it with others!

— Thomas More (1478–1535), Staatsmann, Märtyrer

Topics: Joy & Gratitude, Prayer & Silence

Thomas More

Thomas Morus (1478–1535) war ein englischer Jurist, christlicher Humanist und Lordkanzler unter König Heinrich VIII. Er wurde durch sein staatsphilosophisches Werk „Utopia“ berühmt, starb wegen seiner Weigerung, die königliche Kirchenhoheit anzuerkennen, durch Hinrichtung und bleibt wegen seiner Beteiligung an der Verfolgung früher Protestanten historisch umstritten. Für Bibelleser heute veranschaulicht seine Biografie die Spannung zwischen Gewissensentscheidung gegenüber weltlicher Macht und den Härten konfessioneller Glaubenskämpfe.

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