A prayer by Thomas Merton

The following prayer by Thomas Merton is from his book Thoughts in Solitude.I am sure there will be times in our lives when this prayer will put into words the feelings we ourselves cannot express.

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 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 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.Amen