Tuesday, March 08, 2011


The words of Thomas Merton in "I Will Trust You Always" reflect the current condition of my spirit...

"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 1 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."

I encourage you to learn more about Thomas Merton and his insightful observations of faith, religion, social justice and life in general. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Merton

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