The land which thou goest to possess is not like the land of Egypt fro…

Thomas Merton
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The land which thou goest to possess is not like the land of Egypt from whence thou camest out... For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways my ways, saith the Lord...Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near...Why do you spend money for that which is not bread and your labor for that which doth not satisfy you? ✨ Thomas Merton (1998). The seven storey mountain, Harcourt
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