Sometimes my heart is so full of joy and praise and absolutely overwhelmed with the goodness of God that I go to my knees and the prayer of my heart is a simple “thank You.”
Sometimes my breath is taken away by the realization of the depth of His love for me that I go to my knees and say, “I love You, too.”
Sometimes my mind is so muddled and confused because I can’t see, feel or touch His presence that I don’t go to my knees because I don’t know what to pray.
At the 2011 G3 Summit we talked about using the prayers of others, if we didn’t know what to pray.
This prayer from Thomas Merton was our focus during the weekend, and I smile as I read it because it couldn’t be more needed in my own life as I begin this new year:
“My Lord God,Read it again; write it on the tablet of your heart; and walk with me this year as we discover Prayer Pathways that the saints of God have trod.
I have no idea where I’m going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end…The fact that I think I’m 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 know that if I will 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.”
Jamee
Thanks Jamee! Great to be reminded of this prayer. Write it on your prayer/scripture card and carry it with you throughout your day, tape it to your mirror...whatever so that you remember and pray.
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