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“Therefore, be on the alert– for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning

– Mark 13:35

The disasters that have occurred in the last six months has got me thinking. The ravaging storm Ondoy in the Philippines, earthquake in Haiti, Chile, Taiwan and just today – Indonesia and Sumatra. What is going on folks? These are natural disasters that nobody expected. The people weren’t prepared because there is no way you can prepare for it.  It’s like a thief in the night.  Many lives were lost.

I write about this tonight because I am a man of faith. And my faith leads me to believe that having Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior, I will be okay. Yet, when things like these happen, I start thinking. Have I been faithful to God? Have I kept my side of the bargain with him. What if in His eyes, I didn’t and when He returns he catches me unprepared. Will I lose my own soul?

I strive to be a better person every day. I try to be kind in any way I can. But I don’t know if I should be kind. How am I fulfilling His will by being kind. Should I be kind to murderers? Child molesters? Gay bashers? What is kindness?

In all of these, one prayer comes to mind. A prayer that meant so much to me that a photo copy given to me while I was still in my teens is still with me today. I want to share it with you as well. If you’re thinking the same way I am thinking right now, this prayer would definitely help. It’s a prayer by Thomas Merton.

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 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

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. – Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

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