The Christian Pilgrim

This statue of The Pilgrim is located in the retreat center of St. Benedict's Abbey, Benet Lake, Wisconsin.

My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me,
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 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 struggles alone.

— Thomas Merton