I have only one desire, and that is the desire for solitude-to disappe…

Thomas Merton
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I have only one desire, and that is the desire for solitude-to disappear into God, to be submerged in His peace, to be lost in the secret of His Face. ✨ Thomas Merton (2009). Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer, p.51, Harper Collins
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I have only one desire, and that is the desire for solitude-to disappear into God, to be submerged in His peace, to be lost in the secret of His Face. ✨ Thomas Merton (2009). Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer, p.51, Harper Collins

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