PODCAST - Press sideways triangle below to
listen
Tuesday 3rd
Week OT
The Institute
January 26,
2016
GOD’S WIL ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø
At times we all struggle w/ knowing “God’s will”
Ø
Throughout history the misappropriation of “God’s will” has led to some ugly
results
Ø
Religious wars, colonization, slavery,
subjugation of women, & terrorism stem from the misuse of religion & a
mistaken interpretation of what it means 2 do G’s will
Ø
Readings remind us, we cannot run from
notion, that there is a will of G & we’re called 2 do it!
Ø
But what is it? Where do we find it?
JESUS & GOD’S WILL
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø
J himself didn’t fully comprehend what G had
in store 4 his own life until after his baptism
Ø
& we witness J’s struggle w/ G’s will in
Gethsemane, when it was clear he’d B betrayed
Ø
J — fully human & divine — experienced
difficulty of both knowing G’s will & needing 2 execute it as a limited
person
Ø
J’s life & death give us a glimpse at
both attentiveness we need 2 understand G’s will & the extraordinary
strength & courage 2 do it
US & GOD’S WILL
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø
G’s will = still a mystery 2 me. I
don’t know what G wants from me, & we may never know God’s plan for the
world
Ø
But that doesn’t mean we are not responsible
for listening 2 God w/ an open heart like Jesus
Ø
We must cultivate an attentiveness & a
stillness that allow us 2 communicate w/ G in midst of R daily chaos
Ø
And in those moments of prayerful reflection
when we do perceive God’s will, it might require immense fortitude to carry it
out
CONCLUSION
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø
On the heels of the Baptism of Lord & in
light of readings, we commit ourselves 2 contemplating what it means to “come to do the Lord’s will”
Ø
As we’re called 2 do in sacrament of Baptism
& commit 2 do each day in Eucharist
Ø
Specific answers may prove elusive, but we’re
assured that the spiritual process will bear great fruit.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
