As long as I am content to know that He is infinitely greater than I, …

Thomas Merton
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As long as I am content to know that He is infinitely greater than I, and that I cannot know Him unless He shows himself to me, I will have Peace, and He will be near me and in me, and I will rest in Him. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.112, Macmillan
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As long as I am content to know that He is infinitely greater than I, and that I cannot know Him unless He shows himself to me, I will have Peace, and He will be near me and in me, and I will rest in Him. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.112, Macmillan

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