If we have not silence, God is not heard in our music. If we have no r…

Thomas Merton
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If we have not silence, God is not heard in our music. If we have no rest God, does not bless our work. ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Island, p.134, Shambhala Publications
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If we have not silence, God is not heard in our music. If we have no rest God, does not bless our work. ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Island, p.134, Shambhala Publications

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