We thank Him less by words than by the serene happiness of silent acce…

Thomas Merton
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We thank Him less by words than by the serene happiness of silent acceptance. It is our emptiness in the presence of His reality, our silence in the presence of His infinitely rich silence, our joy in the bosom of the serene darkness in which His light holds us absorbed, it is all this that praises Him. ✨ Thomas Merton (2007). New Seeds of Contemplation, New Directions Publishing
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