Your will be done

 

Gerhard Lohfink offers us this perspective, “… the Our Father expresses a fundamental theological insight: God takes the initiative.  God acts.  Everything comes from God.”

“Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, we pray not that God should do his will, but that we may carry out his will …. in our prayer we ask that God’s will be done in us, because the devil throws up obstacles to prevent our mind and our conduct from obeying God in all things. So, if his will is to be done in us we have need of … his help and protection…. All Christ did, all he taught, was the will of God.  Humility in our daily lives, an unwavering faith,…. this is what it means to do the will of the Father.”            [From a treatise on the Lord’s Prayer by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr – Office of Readings 6/16/2021] 

What does “Your will be done” mean, what are we saying [praying] we will do?  Psalm 103:19-21, “… The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules overall.  Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.  Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.”, provides us with powerful insight, on God’s Will, it is about God’s plan of Salvation and our Redemption.  Therefore, doing God’s Will should be the focus our lives.

St. Joseph pray for us. 

St. Andre Bessette intercede for us. 

May God Be Praised!