If it be God's will
Week 1, Thursday
It is surprising that a leper who in dire need of healing would not impose himself on Jesus. But he would ask him: "If you want to, you can cure me."
Yesterday, Samuel said, "Speak Lord, your servant is listening" and "Here I am, Lord. I come to do your will." The reading reflect God's will and our will.
A factor that enables us to be like the image of God is our freedom to choose on what we want. Unfortunately, we also use that to come into conflict with what God wants.
God's will brings out the good in us. His will causes us to be free. His will causes us to be fruitful. Think about the opposite of this and we end up doing our own wills. And we dare not impose our wills on God.
May our prayer then be, "If it is your will..." We would surely hear our Lord saying, "Of course, I want to!"
It is surprising that a leper who in dire need of healing would not impose himself on Jesus. But he would ask him: "If you want to, you can cure me."
Yesterday, Samuel said, "Speak Lord, your servant is listening" and "Here I am, Lord. I come to do your will." The reading reflect God's will and our will.
A factor that enables us to be like the image of God is our freedom to choose on what we want. Unfortunately, we also use that to come into conflict with what God wants.
God's will brings out the good in us. His will causes us to be free. His will causes us to be fruitful. Think about the opposite of this and we end up doing our own wills. And we dare not impose our wills on God.
May our prayer then be, "If it is your will..." We would surely hear our Lord saying, "Of course, I want to!"
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