Will of God
“Step 11 emphasizes opening to God's will. Thomas Merton
said, "The will of God is not a 'fate' to which we must submit, but a
creative act in our life that produces something absolutely new, something
hitherto unforeseen by the laws and established patterns. Our cooperation
consists not solely in conforming to external laws, but in opening our wills to
this mutually creative act [emphasis mine]." I wish someone
had taught me that when I was young. God allows us to be in on the deal. God's
will is not domineering but alluring and inviting, until it is somehow our will
too.”
Adapted from Richard Rohr, Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps (Franciscan
Media: 2011), 94-97, 102-103.
The question of God’s will is one that has made me curious
for a long time. How can I know God’s
will for me? What is God’s will? Can we have an access to God’s will? Is the
access to God’s will possible?
All of those questions are making me very nervous. When I ask
them I feel very lost and confused. So, I
stopped asking them. I don’t look for
the answers outside of me. I go inside of myself to find answers. Rohr quoting
Merton wrote that the will is “a creative act in our life…” I believe that act
is in oneself.
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