The other day during my Holy Hour I came across a prayer written by Fr. Louis Merton (aka Thomas Merton). It reflected quite beautifully and honestly some of my own feelings as I near the end of my time here at the Liturgical Institute and my return to my diocese. That being the case I thought I would share it with you.
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know 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 that I have that desire in all
that I am doing.
I hope that I will not 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.
2 comments:
on EWTN radio, Mother Angelica, on one of the old replays spoke about how as a young sister, before the tabernacle, she was talking to God about His Will. The thought came back to her that God said to think about it as His Love.
I used to know this by heart--we said it together in a prayer group in Kansas when our kids were little. Thanks, Fr.!
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