The real hope is not in something we think we can do, but in God, who …

Thomas Merton
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The real hope is not in something we think we can do, but in God, who is making something good out of it in some way we cannot see. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters, p.434, Macmillan
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The real hope is not in something we think we can do, but in God, who is making something good out of it in some way we cannot see. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters, p.434, Macmillan

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