"Thy Will Be Done"

"Thy will be done."  I've been struggling with this phrase since Saturday.

Thursday evening, I wrapped up with my last client for the day and slid behind the wheel of my car.  As I started my car, I slid my hand into the pocket of my computer bag and pulled out my work phone and my personal phone to check for missed calls and messages.  I had a missed call from my Mom with a voicemail.  By the time I hit the farm to market road, I was listening to my Dad's voice tell me that he had two tumors and several smaller ones and that he was having surgery on Wednesday, followed by rounds of chemo and radiation.  MY WORLD WAS ROCKED.

Since that moment, I've been praying.  Praying for healing, praying for normalcy, praying for everything under the sun.  Saturday evening as I prayed, my answer came in the form of a single phrase. . .

"Thy will be done."

This is not the answer I was looking for, but it started my thoughts down a path.

Our Father, who art in heaven
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.  

I also thought about Jesus and the Agony in the Garden.  Jesus went to Gethsemane and he prayed. . ."My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will, but as you will." Matthew 26:39.

 

I want so very badly to not go down this path, to turn my back and run in the opposite direction, but my Faith says I should do otherwise.  I should stay the path and pray that God's will be done.  Whatever the outcome, I will accept that God's will, God's plan was followed.  This is my test of Faith and I fully accept what has been laid before me.

 

Please pray for my Dad and my family as we head into Wednesday and the days and weeks to come.  Pray for strength and courage to face the days ahead as we prepare for God's will to be carried out in our lives.