![]() His perfect will was accomplished when Jesus took up His cross for the sake of our salvation. The pleas "Your will be done" or "according to Your will" are not prayers of weakness or hopeless resignation, as if we are worried that God will not really hear and answer. Our Heavenly Father, listening with greater love (and greater patience), wants us to come to Him with all of our needs and petitions. ![]() Earthly fathers listen with love (and patience) to the reasonable-and sometimes unreasonable-requests of their children. ![]() Jesus Himself prayed that way as He drew near to the cross, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will" (Matthew 26:39b). Yet at the same time we plead that our will would be done, that a tragedy might be prevented, a healing accomplished, or that timely help would arrive. We seek God's will as we bring prayers before His heavenly throne. Not only are we to pray that the Father's will be done, we should also talk about His will in our daily speech, since we have no idea what the future may hold for us: "You ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that'" (James 4:15). Yet our Lord taught us to pray, "Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10b). "The will of God is always best." We know that, but we may not always believe it as firmly as we might. O guard me well, my fear dispel, fulfill Your faithful saying: All who believe by grace receive an answer to their praying." "Lord, this I ask, O hear my plea, deny me not this favor: When Satan sorely troubles me, then do not let me waver. They who depend on God, their friend, shall not be left despairing. He helps indeed in time of need He chastens with forbearing. That special consideration be given to the Book of Psalms as a normal component of daily Christian prayer."The will of God is always best and shall be done forever And they who trust in Him are blest, He will forsake them never.That a certain respect be shown to the ancient lectionary traditions of the churches, according to which certain parts of Holy Scripture are normally read during certain seasons.That certain readings of the Holy Scriptures occasionally be juxtaposed in order for them to throw light on one another.That the entire Old Testament be read over each two-year period.That every part of the New Testament be read at least once every year.That some section of the Gospels be read every day. ![]() The Readings in The Daily Devotional Guide are arranged with these goals in mind: The DDG is a great gift to those of us struggling to seek the Lord.” They help us to follow the seasons of the church year in our homes much as participating in the services of Orthros and Vespers do. What are readers saying about The Daily Devotional Guide with Patrick Henry Reardon: “The daily readings, along with Father Patrick Henry Reardon's commentary in the Devotional Guide and in his books (from which the commentaries seem to be taken) guide us well in our life of prayer and contemplation. Not a subscriber? Subscription options below starting at only $9.95! ![]()
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