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

I hope that I will never do anything
apart from that desire to please You.
And I know that if I do this
You will lead me by the right road,
Though I may not realise 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 with me
and You will never leave me
to make the journey alone.

- Thomas Merton, Cistercian