November 3, 2013

Mark 14:  ³⁶ “Abba,^[f] Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

This is the ultimate in "thy will be done."  Jesus knows just how bad it will be.  As a man, he cannot want to face what it going to happen.  As God's son, he does it anyway.

Often I want the "cup" I am facing taken from me.  I want no more pain, no more suffering for those I love and for myself.  I want easy guidance in making the hard decisions.

I need to spend less time trying to make everything all right and more seeking my Father's will and following it.

Prayer: I rejoice that I have a Father in heaven for whom nothing is impossible.  I know His will is the best path possible.  Guide me to that path, Lord.
Amen