The man of faith who has never experienced doubt is not a man of faith…

Thomas Merton
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The man of faith who has never experienced doubt is not a man of faith. ✨ Thomas Merton (1975). The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton, p.306, New Directions Publishing
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