"I will not fear."

"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 ... But I believe the desire to please you does in fact please you. I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you will never leave me to face my perils alone."
- Thomas Merton, from Thoughts in Solitude


Every day I pray that I will be used for God's will. This is a heavy concept to some, but I have faith that God placed me in the hear and now for a greater good. Every one gets lost, confused, and afraid. Merton's quote here reminds us that God is with us in the hard times.

This has been a difficult year for me and our family. But we are living through it. And we believe that we have lived through this weary road full of perils for a reason and will come out stronger because of it. Because in the end, I still have faith.