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
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Since reading the Ashley Blog item quoting Thomas Merton, I have been thinking often about God being like a lighthouse to us.
He is always there for us, showing us the best and safest way to go, and guiding us away from danger, even when we ourselves can't see the hidden 'rocks'. We just need to trust that he can see them!
Lighthouse
I hadn't come across Mila Polevia before, but here is his version of the old Gospel song, 'The Lighthouse'
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Ztlgvho68&feature=related
and a song of his own called 'Light of the World'
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dB3mOttfhI&feature=related
> John 8:12 (NIV UK)
> When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
Gill Rakowski
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