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 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 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.
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 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 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.
A Perfect Prayer...
Lord, catch me off guard today.
Surprise me with some moment of beauty or pain
So that at least for the moment
I may be starteled into seeing that you are here in all Your splendor, always and everywhere,
Barely hidden, Beneath, Beyond,
Within this life I breathe
Frederick Buechner
Surprise me with some moment of beauty or pain
So that at least for the moment
I may be starteled into seeing that you are here in all Your splendor, always and everywhere,
Barely hidden, Beneath, Beyond,
Within this life I breathe
Frederick Buechner
Everyone longs to give themselves away to someone-to have a deep soul relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God to a Christian says, "No, not until you are satisfied with living loved by Me alone. I love you, my child, and until you discover that only in ME is your satisfaction, you aren't capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. I want you to stop planning, stop wanting, and allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing-one that you cannot imagine. I want you to have the best. Please allow me to bring it to you-just keep watching Me, expecting the greatest things. Keep learning and listening to the things I tell you. You must wait. Don't be anxious. Don't Worry! Don't look around at the things others have gotten or that I give them. Don't look at the things you want. Just keep looking to me or you will miss what I want to show you. And then, when you are ready, I will surprise you with a love far more wonderful than any you would dream of. Until you are ready and satisfied with Me and the life I prepared for you, you won't be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with Me and is thus perfect love. And dear one, I want you to have this most wonderful love. I want you to see in the flesh a picture of your relationship with Me and to enjoy the everlasting union of beauty and love. I am God. Believe and be satisfied!
