Thursday, October 13, 2011

One Day at a Time

Whatever it is that forces us to live one day at a time... well, I never like it, but I always (eventually) appreciate the trust it pushes me into. 
  
It reminds me of one of my favorite prayers.  I hope you are encouraged by it as I am!


“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 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 

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for sharing the prayer! It is encouraging to me today especially. I'm going to print it out so it can nurture me all day...

    BTW, I love the blog! I only met you guys in person twice, but I love seeing what you're up to and how your work is going.
    - Preston Hairgrove

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