In all seasons of life and in every circumstance it brings, our prayer should be the same: “Thy will be done.” Though the Lord’s Prayer is not the only prayer we pray, it serves as a wonderful model that expresses the kind of praises and petitions we should always lift to the Lord. Among them is this: “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” As we pray these words, we ask God to accomplish his will not only in the world, but also in our lives—to make use of our lives to carry out his purposes. It is an audacious prayer, for it gives God permission (as if he needs it) to direct our lives in a way that brings glory to him, even if it brings pain to us.
No matter what sorrow may invade our lives and no matter what pains may befall us, our calling is always the same: to do the will of God. And if we are to do the will of God, we are to pray for it and seek it. To pray “Thy will be done” is to submit ourselves to the greater wisdom
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