....it is of the very essence of Christianity to face suffering and de…

Thomas Merton
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....it is of the very essence of Christianity to face suffering and death not because they are good, not because they have meaning, but because the resurrection of Jesus has robbed them of their meaning. ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Island, p.82, Shambhala Publications
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