Matthew 6:10 (NIV)
”Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
”Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Father as I observe the
earth’s landscape today, littered with the violence and injustice of human evil
and malice, I wonder at the reality of this prayer. Your will seems to be the
farthest thing from people’s thoughts and intentions. If anything it reminds me
of Genesis 6:5 (NLT) “The
LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that
everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.”
And yet if there is anything
we should pray for Father, it is Your will. Because in and through Your will we
receive the love, mercy and grace without which we could never live and have a
meaningful life. So we pray for Your will on earth to be done as it is in
heaven. Your will to lighten men’s ways, Your will to awaken the human heart to
hope and peace, Your will to initiate a renewed value and dignity of every life
as Pope Francis said “at every stage”.
Father we pray for Your
will to be done so that forgiveness will be the rule of relationships, love
will be the motivation of every action, and truth will be the content of every
life. We pray even as Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, “….. your will
be done.” Matthew 26:42 Out of that darkness and violence against Your Son came the salvation for
all who will believe. So today Father, out of the darkness of human sin can
shine the gospel of Christ. Isaiah prophesied: “The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who
live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.“
Isaiah 9:2 (NLT)
Indeed Father, may Your
will be done, then “… those who live in a
land of deep darkness, a light will shine.“ Yes Father, the light of Your will.
Amen
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