Thy Will Be Done

SCRIPTURE
- Luke 11:3-4       
"Jesus taught his disciples, When you pray, say, Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test." 

REFLECTION
- Fr. Ron

MUSIC
- "Jesus Christ is Risen Today" by Robert Brown
- "Lord of All Hopefulness" by the O'Neill Brothers Group

- "Control" by Tenth Avenue North

Here I am, all my intentions
All my obsessions, I wanna lay them all down
In Your hands
Only Your love is vital
Though I'm not entitled
Still You call me Your child

God, You don't need me, but somehow You want me
Oh, how You love me, somehow that frees me
To take my hands off of my life and the way it should go
Oh, God, You don't need me, but somehow You want me
Oh, how You love me, somehow that frees me
To open my hands up and give You control
I give You control

I've had plans, shattered and broken
Things I have hoped in, fall through my hands
You have plans to redeem and restore me
You're behind and before me
Oh, help me believe

God, You don't need me, but somehow You want me
Oh, how You love me, somehow that frees me
To take my hands off of my life and the way it should go
Oh, God, You don't need me, but somehow You want me
Oh, how You love me, somehow that frees me
To open my hands up and give You control

You want me, somehow You want me
The King of Heaven wants me
So this world has lost its grip on me(Repeat)

God, You don't need me, but somehow You want me
Oh, how You love me, somehow that frees me
To take my hands off of my life and the way it should go
Oh, God, You don't need me, but somehow You want me
Oh, how You love me, somehow that frees me
To open my hands up and give You control
I give You control
You want me, somehow You want me
The King of Heaven wants me
So this world has lost its grip on me

NOTES
-

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
into Your hands I surrender my life.
Pour out Your Spirit upon me
that I may love You perfectly,
and serve You faithfully
until my soul rests in You.

Transcript

Copy Transcript Copied

SPEAKER_02 0:00

But friends and welcome. Happy Friday. It's so good to be together again. There are some things we carry to prayer already knowing exactly how we hope God will answer. We've all been there. We have the plan, the timing, maybe even the details worked out. But prayer invites us into something deeper than simply asking God to bless what we've decided. Today, Father Ron reflects on the kind of trust that loosens our grip and makes room for God to lead. Let us pray. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

SPEAKER_03 1:18

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.

SPEAKER_00 1:26

Psalm 84. God is my center. O God, you are my center. I seek you in the unfolding of each day.

SPEAKER_04 1:40

For this I long. To be where the Spirit is living, and to know my place is there.

SPEAKER_00 1:53

A place to thrive and be? Happier those who find this gift.

SPEAKER_04 2:01

With you as the center, life stretches out, gently but generously, creating a rippling effect.

SPEAKER_00 2:11

You, O God, inspire moments of praise. Securing hope and strength deep within. You are living and breathing, crafting and composing the pages of a story where I am named and known.

SPEAKER_04 2:30

O God, you are the center. Happy are those who dwell in you.

SPEAKER_00 2:39

Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

SPEAKER_04 2:45

As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

SPEAKER_01 3:03

A reading from Luke chapter eleven, verse three to four. Jesus taught his disciples, When you pray, say, Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test. The word of the Lord. It's a Japanese word that means literally, I will leave it up to you. Omakase. So there are no menus or things from which to choose. You simply rely on the many years of training and expertise of the master chef, who, after a few questions, chooses everything for you. Which would be fine if we were at an olive garden or a KFC. But sushi? Someone's gonna choose for me? Well, friends, it was hands down, one of the most memorable meals I have ever had. The choices, the presentation, oh the food, it was amazing. Let the master chef decide. He knows more than you. Omakase, I will leave it up to you. We hear in our scripture today Jesus asking us to assume the same attitude in our prayer. When the disciples ask Jesus, teach us to pray, you know, he gave them the hour of Father. He told them to ask for their daily needs, ask for forgiveness and the way out of temptation. And then the most difficult part of all, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In other words, Omakase, I will leave it up to you, Father. You are the master chef, my Lord, my God who watches over me, who promises to never let me go. I will trust in your choices for me. And that's important because as I found out in my life over the years, like me in that restaurant, I truly have no idea what is the best for me. I mean, I know what I want, but is it the best? We can leave the answer to him, our master chef, confident that he's trustworthy and will choose to prepare exactly what we need and is good for us. What is it today that you are holding on to, trying to manage or control yourself, that he is asking you to say, Omakase, I will leave it up to you.

SPEAKER_02 7:31

Because Jesus taught us, we pray. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Let us pray. Father, you know what we need before we even find the words to ask. You see what we're worried about, what we're trying to figure out, and what we keep holding on to because letting go is hard. Help us to trust you with what we cannot control. Remind us that we don't have to have every answer or know how everything will turn out. So today, we place it all in your hands. Our plans, our hopes, our worries, and whatever comes next. We trust you, Lord. We leave it up to you. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

SPEAKER_03 8:57

Amen.

SPEAKER_02 9:01

To you do I belong, O God. Into your hands I surrender my life. Pour out your spirit upon me that I may love you perfectly and serve you faithfully until my soul rests in you. Thank you for praying with us today. Since it's concert Friday, we'll close with a song. It's a song called Control by 10th Avenue North. As you listen, may the words give you the courage to loosen your grip and let God lead. And may God bless us in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

unknown 9:44

Amen.

SPEAKER_02 9:46

Look for Christ in the small things until we pray again tomorrow.

unknown 9:51

Here I am.

SPEAKER_03 9:59

All my sessions, only the moment. In your hands, only your love is fighting. Still you call me your child. I've had plant problems.