Saturday, February 18, 2012

Prayer of Thomas Merton


My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me, nor do I know myself. And the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I do believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this, You will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore, I will trust you always.
Though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death, I will not fear, for You are ever with me and You will never leave me to face my struggles alone.
-     Thomas Merton, OCSCO (1915-1968)

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