MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road
ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I
really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your
will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the
desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that
desire in all that I am doing. 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 will I
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 perils alone.
From THROUGH THE YEARS WITH THOMAS MERTON
From THROUGH THE YEARS WITH THOMAS MERTON
Welcome 2017
I love it. Have a great new year.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a Happy & Healthy New Year, Annie!
ReplyDeleteexcellent and timely missive. Happy new year to you!
ReplyDeleteA comprehensive and hopeful prayer.
ReplyDeleteA prayer we can all get behind. Have a wonderful, healthy and fun 2017.
ReplyDeleteIf any of the Gods that people believe in are as powerful and loving, this poem is true. I believe as long as you are trying your best and being empathetic to your fellow passengers and to the vehicle on which we travel, then you are on the right path.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Thomas Merton or this prayer.
ReplyDeleteI'm not one for praying much, I just try to be a good person and look out for my fellow man, or should I say fellow-person?
Happy New Year, I hope 2017 is kind to you.
Happy New Year, GA! Wonderful prayer.
ReplyDeleteA great quote for the occassion. Thanks for finding it. Happy New Year to you!
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