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 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 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 perils alone.
- Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Thoughts in Solitude
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That prayer has been a light and guide in some of my darkest most doubt filled days. I love it. Thanks for posting it to remind us all once more of the journey.
It reminds me of one of my favorites.
"Destinations betray us, the joy is in the journey."
If you don't "trust Him always," won't He forgive you anyway?
Peace,
Mike
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