“In Your Will Is Our Peace”
theophilus January 23rd, 2009
It’s been quite a week for us Americans. MLK Day, Inauguration Day, Respect Life Day. Conflicting, historical, ironic, uplifting, depressing, hopeful, disillusioning – all in one week.
In today’s Morning Prayer (LOTH), the refrain for the intercessions was “In your will is our peace, Lord.”
I found myself praying this refrain over and over again throughout the day.
- My kids have been sick and my 5-year old is going through some tests. In your will is my peace.
- One of my friends just went through a divorce and is out of a job. In your will is my peace.
- I’m fearful that our political system and culture are forever broken. In your will is my peace.
- I have friends who were working for a company solely because of its stock price and the size of their 401-K, but the stock has tanked (and I do mean tanked). In your will is my peace.
- The wife of one of my friends has a tumor and they don’t yet whether it is benign or malignant. In your will is my peace.
I have had to remind myself over the past year that God is always in control. So for me to truly bear fruit for him in all circumstances, I must acknowledge that he is always in control and truly believe that in his will is my peace.
God is in control, which means all things happen according to his will, which means I must be at peace with what he wants. And being at peace means doing what he asks me to do so that I carry out his will in all circumstances.
I don’t believe his will occurs in a vacuum. I believe his will is often a call to action for us; to look inside of ourselves; to help others; to focus on what he wants us to do with our lives.
If we do his will; if we are at peace; we will build his kingdom here on earth; and the world will be worthy of our faith. But, first we must be at peace with his will in all things.
In your will is our peace, Lord.
