Friday, December 10, 2010

A prayer...

I have posted this prayer by Thomas Merton on here once before, but it has taken on new meaning as I begin to seek where God may be leading post-seminary.
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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 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.

And I know that if I do this, you will lead me by the right road although 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.
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As I articulated to my pastor earlier today, I feel as though I am in a season of building trust in God's ultimate way of bringing experiences in my life full-circle. It is an exciting time and though what exactly I'll be doing once I graduate is still a huge unknown, I sense that God has got something particular for me up God's sleeve!


Winter, that is, snow has arrived in Indiana this week.

1 comment:

Niki said...

Seeing that prayer reminded me that Nathan and I would love a copy of that prayer that you said for our meal back in August. Could you send it to us?