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I am an aspiring author and expatriate teacher-librarian living in Beijing, China. My writing centers on the struggle of juggling singleness, sexuality, and faith while living abroad. Join me on my #pilgrimagetosomewhere as we delve into the mystery and beauty of life.

Prayer of Br. 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 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.

https://reflections.yale.edu/article/seize-day-vocation-calling-work/merton-prayer

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