Thy Will be Done

 

June 19, 1956,

Dear Diary,

After we got home from Church, Sister Mary Claire made us some tea and opened up my old German prayer book—the one Vreni sent me all the way from Zurich. She found a beautiful little prayer and read it to me in English, translating softly from the old German words. It was about doing God’s will, just like Jesus did. I loved it so much, I told her I was going to write it in my diary right now while it was still fresh in my heart.

Dear Jesus,

You always did what your Heavenly Father wanted, even when it was hard.

I want to do that too.

Please help me to say, “Thy will be done,” with all my heart.
Let your will be done in me—
in how I think, and how I talk,
when I’m happy or when I’m having a hard day,
when I’m feeling strong, and when I’m sick or tired,
when I’m playing, or praying, or helping with chores—
and even someday, when I go home to Heaven.
I want to trust you in everything.
Please stay close to me and keep my heart soft,
so I always say yes to whatever you ask.

Amen.

It might be my favorite prayer in the whole book.

Love,

Kathy