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The 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.
Thomas Merton, "Thoughts in Solitude"
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By Beth (not verified) on Wednesday, February 18, 2009I have been maintainting a blog dedicated to the life and writings of Thomas Merton for over 3 years. I grew up in Bardstown KY and have known of Merton all of my life. I attended Lauds at Gethsemani with my father during the 50s, and though he brought home Merton's books as they were published, I did not start reading them until 1968. Since then, Kerton has been my spiritual mentor. The blog is at:
