The great thing, and the only thing, is to adore and praise GOD. ✨ Tho…

Thomas Merton
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The great thing, and the only thing, is to adore and praise GOD. ✨ Thomas Merton, Lawrence Cunningham (1996). A search for solitude: pursuing the monk's true life, Harper San Francisco
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