We started this week with a goal of getting a little lost, not getting fixated on a particular destination — getting out “into the wilderness” to focus on finding God’s presence. Today, we join together in a well know prayer by the spiritual master Thomas Merton, called “A Prayer that Anyone Can Pray:”
“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 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, 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.” Amen.
Thomas Merton
Take this prayer with you today. Recite it slowly. Trust that God is leading you toward the right road, even if you can’t see it at the moment.
Buen Camino!
Rev. Dr. David Chisham
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Thank you.
For me, the most favored line of Merton’s prayer is, “. . . and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.” Very conforting.