Here is the text by Thomas Merton that I read every morning to remind myself to get out of the way:<\/p>\n
All the good that you will do will come not from you but from the fact that you have allowed yourself, in the obedience of faith, to be used by God’s love. Think of this more and gradually you will be free from the need to prove yourself, and you can be open to the power that will work through you without your knowing it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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