A gentle sense of humor will be alert to detect anything that savors o…

Thomas Merton
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A gentle sense of humor will be alert to detect anything that savors of a pious 'act' on the part of the penitent. ✨ Thomas Merton (1960). Spiritual Direction and Meditation, p.40, Liturgical Press
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A gentle sense of humor will be alert to detect anything that savors of a pious 'act' on the part of the penitent. ✨ Thomas Merton (1960). Spiritual Direction and Meditation, p.40, Liturgical Press

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