The peace produced by grace is a spiritual stability too deep for viol…

Thomas Merton
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The peace produced by grace is a spiritual stability too deep for violence — it is unshakeable ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.129, Macmillan
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The peace produced by grace is a spiritual stability too deep for violence — it is unshakeable ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.129, Macmillan

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