When I am liberated by silence, when I am no longer involved in the me…

Thomas Merton
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When I am liberated by silence, when I am no longer involved in the measurement of life, but in the living of it, I can discover a form of prayer in which there is effectively no distraction. My whole life becomes a prayer. My whole silence is full of prayer. The world of silence in which I am immersed contributes to my prayer. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.106, Macmillan
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