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Wisdom Prayer
*Prayer by Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
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.
Wisdom Saying
Faith is not always knowing what will happen or how it will happen; essentially,
faith is a relationship of trusting the One who companions you and
you companion along the Way.
*Brian K. Wilcox
Suggested Reflection
1. Reflect prayerfully and meditatively on Merton's prayer. What speaks to you most from the prayer?
2. What is faith to you? Explain.
3.In Spirit's estimation is it more important to be right or to be faithful? Explain.
4. Have you had an experience where you discerned how God was leading you only afterward, not during the leading? Explain.
*Brian K. Wilcox is a United Methodist pastor, writer, and workshop leader in Florida. He seeks to enrich the Christian Church through writing and teaching contemplative spirituality, as well as facilitate healing of persons, society, and our world through wisdom teaching from varied wisdom paths.
He can be contacted at brian7777@earthlink.net .
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