THURSDAY, MARCH 1

Isaiah 58:9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer: you shall cry for help, and he will say, “Here I am.”

This prayer by Thomas Merton was in a Lenten Devotional booklet over 13 years ago. It was submitted by Candace Crawford wife of Jerry Crawford, former Minister of Music here at FPC. The prayer has been part of my daily devotions for many years and I hope it will be an inspiration to others.

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 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.

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.

Jane Horner