A Sunday Prayer

Date July 18, 2010

After my last two posts and because it’s Sunday I thought we all might be in need of a little prayer so here’s one from Thomas Merton that speaks well for the desires of my heart as I hope it does for yours. May it be a comfort for all who need comfort, assurance for those who need to be assured, and a nudge for all of us to continue to seek after the One who first sought us.

O 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 that 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 to please You.
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 make my journey alone.

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5 Responses to “A Sunday Prayer”

  1. Phyllis said:

    July 18th, 2010 at 10:44 am

    Beautiful! Thank for sharing.

  2. Oatmeal said:

    July 18th, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    Thank you. It really spoke to my heart.

  3. Debora said:

    July 18th, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    Thanks for sharing Anita. We sang “It is Well with My Soul” today at church….and even though it is an old hymm it spoke to me today….And this prayer does in that I really am feeling like I don’t see my future the way I used to. I tend to be a planner…and the path doesn’t feel as defined as it used to.

  4. Megan said:

    July 18th, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    Thanks Anita this prayer really spoke to my heart today. I appreciated your posting it. Thomas Merton is one of my favorite spiritual writers. Lately, the one thing I keep coming back to in this journey is that we are to have faith like a little child and that God is love. He is with us on our journey. Blessings and peace in Christ.

  5. amk said:

    July 20th, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    I feel like I’m clinging to this prayer these days. Thanks.

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