I Will Not Fear, For You Are Ever With Me

Last updated on: December 23, 2014 at 8:46 pm by Tom Zampino

I Will Not Fear, For You Are Ever With Me 2014-12-23T20:46:54-05:00 Tom Zampino

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Thomas Merton’s prayer reminds us that simple desire and trust allow for a closeness that second-guessing often fails to achieve:

“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 that 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 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” – Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude

Merton’s words were a particular source of comfort for me this evening. Perhaps they touched your heart as well.

Peace

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