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One of the most moving Gospel scenes portrays Jesus agonising in the Garden of Gethsemane. He begs his Father to spare him the suffering that is slowly closing in. In the end he says: "Nevertheless, Father, not as I will, but do in me and through me whatever you will for me."
It is clear to me that the same loving God has chosen you and me for a very special purpose. God sent each one of us into this world to do something that only we can. We have a special and highly personal message to deliver and a unique act of love to bestow.
To do God's will is possible only if it is built on two other convictions. I have to believe that God loves me more than I love myself and that He wants my happiness more than I want it. And I have to believe that God knows more than I do about what will make me truly happy.
I have a feeling that if God had given me everything I ever asked for, I would now be seriously unhappy. I think that one basis of my desire to find and do God's will should be this: His will is my only chance to be truly and lastingly happy.
Yes, our lives are in God's hands. And when those special moments arrive when we are to deliver our message and bestow our special act of love, God will speak to our hearts.
John Powell
Through the Eyes of Faith
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