Thursday, December 27, 2012

Dear God,

How do we stay in your will at all times?  How do we follow obediently knowing the great benefits you provide?

Some ways are easy in the spiritual life.  It is easy to worship and praise you.  It is easy to say thank you.  It is easy to be thankful for your living presence.  It is easy to love you.  It is not easy to follow when life hits a snag.

When I fight for what I believe is just, it is difficult when others do not see justice in the same way.  It is difficult to maintain civility when a conversation crumbles over the idea of what seems so clearly right.  It is painful to lose our way together.

And so when I awaken in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep, I know what I need to do.  "A bent will, O Lord, bend my will to yours."  I pray quietly as a mantra.  Returning to the place of trust brings peace and hope.

Loving God,
show us
the way
to your
perfect will.
Bend our wills
to yours.
Make us
of one mind
with you.
Lead us,
I pray.

Love, Andrea