My Lord God

A wonderful poem I came across a while ago, so humbling..

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 that I have that desire in all
that I am doing.
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