“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.”
Thomas Merton
I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee,
exalted for thee or brought low for thee.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal.
And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth,
Let it be ratified in heaven.”
Amen.
John Wesley
Just over three years ago, Irenic Thoughts began:
“This web log, or blog as they are known, is being created to add yet another means for staying in contact at King of Peace. While it is intended for use by the congregation of King of Peace Episcopal Church in Kingsland, Georgia, others may take part.”
Since then it has grown to have about 300 visitors a day with 175,000+ people stopping in during the past two years. Go figure. I’d like to think it is a useful adjunct to other ministry taking place at King of Peace.
The one disappointment is that I said others could sign up to be able to post at the site, and while a few others have sent in things to post, no one has taken me up on becoming a regular contributor. It remains more of a solo effort than I had hoped.