Prayer

I received this prayer at a weekend retreat.  As I struggle to try and determine what the Lord's will is for me, this prayer gives comfort in stating that my desire to do His will is recognized, even if I never figure things out.
 
 
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.  I do not see the road ahead of me and I cannot know for certain  where it will end.  Not 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 my desire to please you does, in fact, please you.  And I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing.  I hope that I will never do anything aprt from that desire.  And I know that if I do this, you will lead  me by the right road, thought 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