Thomas Merton Prayer

Thomas Merton Prayer

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 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.

I like this prayer. I can resonate with this prayer personally. It is very reassuring that God is always with me even though I may not be doing the right thing. All I need is to spend time with Him. “The desire to please You does in fact please you”.