“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...
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...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,...
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... 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, d Dec 10 1968

Dec 10, 2019 · 12:00 PM UTC

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
One of my favorite prayers. It speaks volumes. Thank you for sharing this.
Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Good time to mention Michael Mott’s book, Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton.
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