There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative lif…

Thomas Merton
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There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues. ✨ Thomas Merton (1998). Contemplation in a World of Action: Second Edition, Restored and Corrected, p.176, University of Notre Dame Pess
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There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues. ✨ Thomas Merton (1998). Contemplation in a World of Action: Second Edition, Restored and Corrected, p.176, University of Notre Dame Pess

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