pat loughery

While reading the new book Plastic Jesus by Eric Sandras (author of Buck Naked Faith), I found this awesome prayer.  It comes from Trappist monk Thomas Merton.

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 folllowing 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 anthing 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.