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Postcard from the Abbey: Shine

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Sending you blessings of illumination during these late summer days. 

Where in your life do you feel luminous and radiant?


Make sure to stop by this week’s Poetry Party and read the wondrous words about being a monk in the world.  Submit your own poem to join the fun and for a chance to win a prize!

Have you joined the 298 other monks and signed the Monk Manifesto?

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