The material presented
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information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
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 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. - Thomas Merton
His prayer of faith has helped me. Maybe it will help some of you, too?
WOW....faith has always been my "lacking pont" I sorta see Creator as a hands off Creator on the physical realm, in that he /she is involved in the spiritual realm, but hands off on the physical
which is where I am a lot b/c I have to bring in income to live...I have to take care of me re: boundaries , exercise, diet/nutrition,
I look to that part of Creator that is within me...I figure that is why its THERE.....for me to go to when I am "in over my head" re: the trials of life...
Creator gave me the good commons sense, instincts, the inner voice within (hp to others) and the ability to pay attention, and note what my 5 senses are feeling and respond appropriately
I think all the abuse and marrying alcoholics, just like home, put a bunch of layers on my CORE, that real part of ME the essence of ME...the real ME which lies next to that part of the divinity within..
Slowly I am peeling those layers off in the hope..the good expectation that I will find my CORE and really really get to know and love and accept me..
GR8 share.....thank you
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Live and let live and do it with peace and goodwill to all!!!!
Dear all: I'm glad Merton's prayer of faith helped you today. I have read it many times, but it seems fresh every time I read it. Helps me stay humble, dependent on the God of my understanding, and peaceful. (((all)))
