Thy Will Be Done

Psalm 1, 2, 3 • Psalm 4, 7
Micah 7:1-7 • Acts 26:1-23 • Luke 8:26-39

There is surrender involved in trusting in the Lord. It’s not an easy thing to do, surrendering. I cling to my desire to control. I work hard to make things right, to be correct, to be in charge.

Yet, the psalms call to me urging that I put my trust in God. Surrender the need to make sure everything is good, happy, positive. Let go of my wanting to have power over my situation and the ways of the world. These things are in God’s hands. God has the power, not I.

I need to read the words of the psalmist every day, thank you daily office, because these words are not easy to internalize.

Answer me when I call, O God of my right!
You gave me room when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.

I will call over and over again. Not because God needs to hear it but because I do. I need the reminder, over and over again, to accept that the way to overcome evil is to put my hope in God. It is God’s work to transform the world, I am but a vessel through which God’s work can be done.

And so I pray: help me to surrender and fill me with your spirit, O God, that I might be put to holy use by your will.

Written by Samantha Clare, Director of Christian Formation

Samantha is enjoying the cooler weather, falling asleep early, and reading Wisdom Jesus by Cynthia Bourgeault.