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For although God is right with us and in us and out of us and all through us, we have to go on journeys to find him.

Thomas Merton

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Thomas Merton
Age: 53 †
Born: 1915
Born: January 15
Died: 1968
Died: December 10
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Catholic Priest
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Peace Activist
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Trappist Cistercian Monk
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Thomas Feverel Merton
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O God, my God, the night has values that the day never dreamed of.
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Every breath we draw is a gift of God's love every moment of existence is a grace.
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