The Holy Spirit is the most perfect gift of the Father to men, and yet…

Thomas Merton
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The Holy Spirit is the most perfect gift of the Father to men, and yet He is the one gift which the Father gives most easily. ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Island, p.189, Shambhala Publications
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