Contemplation is the loving sense of this life, this presence and this…

Thomas Merton
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Contemplation is the loving sense of this life, this presence and this eternity. ✨ Thomas Merton (1997). Dancing In The Water Of Life Volume 5:1963-1965: Seeking Peace in the Hermitage, HarperOne
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