Well I had thought of three profound things to put in this post. It could be that I ought to only come up with one at a time. Are things less profound when they are together? One of the characteristics of “profound” in my opinion is that it is rare. So they might lose some of their profoundness by being put together. Two are from C.S. Lewis and one from a lady at church. They all have to do with religion. I am only going to put one in now. It is from The Great Divorce:
There are only two kinds of people in the end: Those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, in the end, “Thy will be done.”
It reminds me of the words to a hymn: “Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed.” I have always taken comfort in those words, feeling that I have good desires and for the most part I do. However this thought by Mr. Lewis puts a different slant on it. I do have some work to do to get my will in line with the Lord’s in all things and that’s just the things that I am already aware of. It’s not too frightening (or is it?) but I wonder what am I waiting for?
It is something to think about.
May 12, 2008 at 10:30 am
Just a few quotes from the Church Fathers that I thought about when I read your post.
“Very many wish to be vouchsafed the Kingdom without labors, without struggles, without sweat; but this is impossible. –St. Macarius of Egypt
“Repudiate the world and all that is in it; close the innermost part of your soul to everyone; crucify your flesh together with passions and lust and, finding yourself in incessant prayer, select a narrow path wich leads to eternal life.” –St. Theophil of the Kiev Caves
I’m struggling with the same thing.. how do we conform our will to God’s?
It’s definatley something to keep praying about! Maybe using the words of the Great Doxology?
“…Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your commandments. Blessed are you, O Master, teach me your commandments. Blessed are you, O Holy One, enlighten me in your commandments.”
+God bless!
May 28, 2008 at 9:31 am
fauve says : I absolutely agree with this !