Our readings for Mass today tell us of the great secrets of holiness and happiness of life. They are both centered on God's will – and not ours! It's as simple as that! Holy people seek after God's will; happy people are those who do God's will. And this actually saves a lot of time! For, God's will cannot not be done! As the first reading from the Prophet Isaiah tells us: the word going forth from the mouth of God will not return void but shall do his will, achieving the end for which he sent it. We need to relax a bit more often and remember that God is indeed in charge, and it will all happen as he intends!
Jesus himself makes this an integral part of the most perfect prayer there is: his own prayer: The Our Father: thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven! When we seek and ask for God's will – our prayer will be heard! It cannot not be heard!
So many times though we think we know better than God; we actually think that our way of seeing and doing things is better than his, more in touch with reality, more up-to-date with modern times. (God is very old; he may be taking a few naps!) This is where we err! And this is where we can complicate everything for everyone: as God's will will have to take the long-way-around because of this faulty perspective!
Because God also see "the big picture" – he can even moreso be counted on to guide each of us along right paths that actually complement one another and support each others' assigned duties in life! God knows what he wants each of us to do to build up one another and to contribute to fashioning a family (a society) of caring brothers and sisters who will one day live forever in their Father's house – or in another place, if they so choose!
While God has to be patient with us and forgiving for the times we constantly interrupt his will and plans with our own; so too, he tells us in this prayer: we must also be willing to forgive one another for the way we are sometimes caught up in agendas that are not helpful to anyone at all, and in fact can be very hurtful. In fact, he makes this a prerequisite for having our own sins forgiven: we must forgive those who sin against us!
When we keep our eyes fixed on God; fixed on his loveliness; fixed on his holiness; fixed on his will – then will the Lord God answer our prayers and deliver us from all our fears. When we cry out to him, he will hear us, when we are brokenhearted and crushed in spirit, he will be close to us! When we give him glory by a spiritual life well lived, he will protect us and raise us up!
Today, if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts!
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