A Prayer of 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 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 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.

from Thoughts in Solitude

Love and Nature

Love like nature has it's seasons,
changing always without reasons.
One day summer's sun is here,
but winter's wind is always near.
Springtime's mild and balmy breeze,
soon gives way to falling leaves.
From warm to hot,
from cool to cold.
From growing up,
to growing old.
From birth to death and back again,
these cycles are infinite.
Somehow nature seems to know,
that changes are what makes things grow.
But as for people we fear change,
and when it comes we look to blame.
With love and nature it is strange,
the only constant thing is change.

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I have put this off far too long.  Though I have dabbled in blogging for a long time, now I am getting serious (sort of...i guess).