How many times do we say that prayer, and TRULY submit ourselves to it? (The OUR FATHER)
I was thinking the past week of a Homily a visiting priest to our parish said when he gave his HOMILY last Sunday.
". . . . Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be done, on Earth, as it is in Heaven. . . ."
Watch and Listen! Michael W.Smith- "Our Father Prayer"
When I think of these words from The Lord himself, I am forced to submit myself. How can I truly live this out in a prayer? We pray b/c we want to, b/c we feel the need to have a relationship with God, our Lord, Our Savior. So why not truly MEAN what we say then? Jesus taught us everything we NEEDED to know, in order to attain Heaven. His prayer to us, the Our Father, teaches us not only to fully TRUST and have confidence in the Father, but a submission on such a level, that we cannot possibly also live as WE want. We turn into a new servant, with love towards Him, with a submission of love and obedience.
"you cant have the cake and eat it too." Ever heard of that one? How do you suppose one can "say" the Our Father, and live in ways that contradict His Laws? I think that meditating on the actual words of this prayer, could bring such a conviction to the soul.
I have been so troubled lately with the condition of our country, America. I have been crushed with a sadness that I cannot put words to. I feel powerless without prayer. Such a great and wonderful people, crippled by their own wills. Don't get me wrong, there are times when -you know it too- we sincere lovers of Christ put our own wills first. Is it still wrong, when we compare it to the larger-scale "evils" around us? Yes. Any act of selfishness, and willful disobedience is offensive and causes separation from His Grace and Compromises His Will for us. Prayer and mediating on the words of our all-time best guided prayer to us, the our Father, submerges us into conviction, and conversion, which is the fruit of the virtue to prayer.
God is molding you with each sincere act of love you perform. he is molding you with each act of mercy. He is molding you with each act of compassion, each act of selflessness. He is chiseling away the ugly of sin in your heart, and cleansing it with a refining fire of love, that only he can give, and thus allow us to give back in return. I pray for this growing love in myself.
Are some of you afraid to want what God wants?? For some, it might mean, giving up something you don't want to give up. Maybe its the freedom to "choose", maybe its the kind of life you want to lead. Maybe its your money, your job, your stature, or a number of many other things. I know this can be true, because at a time, and still occasionally, its hard to pray that part of the "Our Father". That is the struggle of the society these days. We all know it. "If I should want what God wants, then it means I shouldn't or I should do certain things that might cramp my lifestyle." It is the hardest thing humanly possible, like I said before: TRUSTING IN GOD. But we must let Jesus take the wheel. Only then will we be joined together on HIS path for us.
You know, each and every day I am praying that I will love others the way Jesus loves me. And that as a mother, I will love my own children with the same love He has for them. I pray that I will love my husband the way that Mary, the Blesssed Mother of all ages, loved Joseph. And that my love for Jesus will be a true reflection of His Love for me. I want to share that with all of you. I feel at a loss if I don't ask Him first hing in my day, to lead me into holiness that new day. I want to bear fruit. I want to surrender to Him.
Meditate on our Brother-Savior's prayer. The Our Father. If we all want what God wants, just think of this world we would share in. What peace, what love, and what joy and happiness. That same peace, love, joy and happiness the rest of the world wants, too.
May the One, TRUE, and Loving God, Bless you with His ever-present Spirit.
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