RECENTLY, while I was talking with a friend over the telephone, a problem that involved making a decision was discussed. In an effort to be helpful, I said, "Why don't you pray earnestly, 'Thy will be done,' and let the answer unfold?" The reply was so straightforward that it brought a smile, "I am going to do that as a last resort."
The complete honesty of my friend was amusing but thought-provoking. How many times do we do just that—wait until all else has failed before we ask that God's will be done! When trouble arises, human will, which outlines its own selfish desires and false pleasures, is reluctant to let go of these for fear of losing something real. This reluctance is uncovered and healed in Christian Science, which reveals the truths of God and of man's relationship to Him and unfolds the fact that God's will for His children is always good.
Christ Jesus came to do the will of God. His understanding of man's unity with the Father so completely governed his every act that the sick were healed, the sinning reformed, the dying raised to life by the touch of his exalted thought. He said (John 6:38), "I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me."
