From "Thoughts in Solitude" by Thomas Merton:
"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 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."
My Thoughts:
For my next year of work/life, I have a lot of great options. This passage spoke to me because I've been really confused about what God wants me to do. No matter what I decide, my goal is to please God and to follow His will. I'm comforted knowing that God will support me, like He has during this challenging year, in whatever I do.
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