Thy Will Be Done!
Wanted to share this prayer from yesterday's reading from our Seminary Lenten Reader. It was written by Mary Fletcher about 1 year after the death of her husband, John Feltcher.
Slow down a minute from your speedy internet surfing. Take a breath. And now read this slowly:
Thy will be done! Yes, my adorable Lord, strip me of every penny. Bring me not only to poverty, but what I far more dread, to insolvency. Yes! Strip me even of reputation. Let me be as "filth and offscouring of all things." Only let me have thy approval, and all shall be well. Yes, I will praise the for all, and most for the severe.
This one won't let me go. Instead of praying for blessings, this woman is praying for God to make her not only completely broke, but endebted and without reputation. Sounds crazy huh? But it seems that Mrs. Fletcher has come to the deep understanding that brokeness of the earthly desires leads to an even deeper intimacy with God...something far greater than wealth or reputation. Abiding in God alone is what she wants. It's as if she has had a taste of it and wants even more. Could it be that in our fallen state, it takes a crisis like this for us to fully surrender our lives to God. I have never prayed like this before...but I want to.
What do you think?
Slow down a minute from your speedy internet surfing. Take a breath. And now read this slowly:
Thy will be done! Yes, my adorable Lord, strip me of every penny. Bring me not only to poverty, but what I far more dread, to insolvency. Yes! Strip me even of reputation. Let me be as "filth and offscouring of all things." Only let me have thy approval, and all shall be well. Yes, I will praise the for all, and most for the severe.
This one won't let me go. Instead of praying for blessings, this woman is praying for God to make her not only completely broke, but endebted and without reputation. Sounds crazy huh? But it seems that Mrs. Fletcher has come to the deep understanding that brokeness of the earthly desires leads to an even deeper intimacy with God...something far greater than wealth or reputation. Abiding in God alone is what she wants. It's as if she has had a taste of it and wants even more. Could it be that in our fallen state, it takes a crisis like this for us to fully surrender our lives to God. I have never prayed like this before...but I want to.
What do you think?
