I was sitting by myself, off in a corner of the room. People were filing by and going up to the casket that my mom was lying in. It was like a dream. It didn’t seem real. Why did this happen? How could He take her from me? I am teary eyed right now writing this. “Good grief”. Will I ever get over it? The tenderness in my heart is an evidence that the sadness I feel is good grief. Healing grief.
A priest came into the room and walked up to my dad and said a few words to him. Then he made an announcement that he was going to pray and invited the people there to pray with him. “Our Father Who art in Heaven, hallow be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. . .” Thy will be done. Thy will be done on earth. Thy will is done on earth. Thy will be done in Heaven. thy will is done in Heaven. His will, the Origin and Source of all that exists, in every way, shape and form, be done. . .it is done!
I used to think that the phrase, “Thy will be done”, was my acceptance of whatever comes. “Do your will Lord on earth and in my life. I still think that, but now that thought has entered the Ocean and in the depths of what is true about the Creator, the phrase is an acknowledgement and awareness that everything that happens in time and Eternity comes from the Heart of the Author of Life; all prepared by Him before time and arriving perfectly in time.
To live with purpose, to love with passion, to soar like an eagle, one needs to be ready, willing and able. Are you ready? Do you feel equipped and prepared for the challenges of the day? Are you willing? Is your heart and mind agreeable to fight the good fight. Need some help, helpless one? Without Hope, hopeless one? Unable to fly like an eagle, little Dumbo sheep?
“Your people shall be willing in the day of Your Power, in the Beauty of the Rainbow of Your Love, and Your Strength, and Your Faithfulness.” He is the Supreme Will of the Universe. His will is the River of Life and all other wills are little streams that flow out from the River, carried along by the River and arrive at His predetermined destinations every day, in every way. It is a Deep Mystery. His Will and the will of His creatures. The choices He has already made for them, and the choices they make for themselves every day.
There is an old song by the group, Birds called “To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn), There is a Season.” For everything, for everyone, each new day is simply the next page of their life that the Creator has written. He turns the page and a new day begins, just as He has authored it. The lyrics from the song are from an Old Testament book in the bible called Ecclesiastes, from the third chapter. Towards the end of the chapter, the mystery continues. . .“I know that whatever God does, what He wills to do, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor can anything be subtracted from it. That which has existed in His Own heart before creation, arrives now at this very moment; and that which is coming in the next moment, is simply His Eternal thoughts becoming your own personal reality in time.
“And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom God’s Spirit made willing. . .they came to fight the good fight.” Exodus 35:21 All of His sheep come. All of His Lilies adorn the table that He has set for them. He has ordered your daily food for you from His menu of Love. He has provided all that you need, to be ready, willing and able. “Then shall the King say to the little flock at His right hand, Come all of you blessed by My Father; inherit the Kingdom prepared for you before the creation of the world.” Matthew 25:34
He is so Ready. He is so Willing. And tomorrow. . .we are so Able.
A Good Moment 