When we are alone on a starlit night, when by chance we see the migrat…

Thomas Merton
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When we are alone on a starlit night, when by chance we see the migrating birds in autumn descending on a grove of junipers to rest and eat; when we see children in a moment when they are really children. ✨ Thomas Merton (2007). New Seeds of Contemplation, New Directions Publishing
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When we are alone on a starlit night, when by chance we see the migrating birds in autumn descending on a grove of junipers to rest and eat; when we see children in a moment when they are really children. ✨ Thomas Merton (2007). New Seeds of Contemplation, New Directions Publishing

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