JOURNEY
My
life, dear God,
is a long progression of decisions
on the path to my Day of Judgment.
Shall I rise? Shall I sleep?
Do I take the fast lane
or the slow road up the hill?
Do I linger in the valley or ford the stream?
Shall
I rest? Shall I press on?
Shall I speak or remain silent?
Buoy me up across the perilous waters
and the slippery shores of temptation.
You, Great Designer of all,
have given me charge of my earthly journey
to my eternal destiny.
Let me never be afraid to act.
But let me always fear to act
against my conscience.
Please be my Compass and my Companion,
my Map, my
Signpost, and my Northern Star,
and my Wayside Shrine.
My Ship and my Safe Harbor.
Lift
my eyes always to the better pathways,
and the higher roads to my eternal destiny.
I shall take every step
with Your hand upon my shoulder
proceeding to bliss in life eternal
as I reach the shores of heaven
and the everlasting dawn of eternity.
Amen.
