Ancient Quote by Brennan Manning

“The ancient spiritual tradition is that God gives himself fully to us in silence and solitude.” quote by Brennan Manning — Download Open image

“The ancient spiritual tradition is that God gives himself fully to us in silence and solitude.”

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