A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means…

Thomas Merton
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A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying Him.... The more a tree is like itself, the more it is like Him. ✨ Thomas Merton (2007). New Seeds of Contemplation, p.29, New Directions Publishing
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A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying Him.... The more a tree is like itself, the more it is like Him. ✨ Thomas Merton (2007). New Seeds of Contemplation, p.29, New Directions Publishing

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