Kevin O'Brien

“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 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.”
― Kevin O'Brien, The Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in Daily Life

“Praying
It doesn't have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don't try to make them elaborate, this isn't a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak.
-MARY OLIVER, THIRST: POEMS BY MARY OLIVER”
― Kevin O'Brien, The Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in Daily Life