The only thing to seek in contemplative prayer is God; and we seek Him…

Thomas Merton
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The only thing to seek in contemplative prayer is God; and we seek Him successfully when we realize that we cannot find Him unless He shows Himself to us, and yet at the same time that He would not have inspired us to seek Him unless we had already found Him. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.61, Macmillan
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