The secret of my full identity is hidden in Him. He alone can make me …

Thomas Merton
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The secret of my full identity is hidden in Him. He alone can make me who I am, or rather who I will be when at last I fully begin to be. But unless I desire this identity and work to find it with Him and in Him, the work will never be done ✨ Thomas Merton (2007). New Seeds of Contemplation, p.33, New Directions Publishing
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