God's Will is Not Human Will

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (Proper 14 BCP 232)

It is hard to truly always be right. We like to think we are always right, about everything, naturally. However, we all do come to terms with being wrong occasionally. The Collect for this coming Sunday prays for God to help us always think and do what is right, so that we can live according to God's will. While we may think we are always right on human terms, this is a whole different story. 

Thinking and doing and living according to God's right will is very different than simply doing what seems right in human terms. God's way of doing things doesn't always seem right in human terms, so living according to God's will doesn't always look consistent with human will. While we hold up fairness in human activities, where everyone gets an equal share, God treats the poor with greater abundance. While we hold up meritocracy, receiving things based on what you accomplish, God gives abundantly despite and in disregard for what people have earned. 

Living according to God's will requires a strong relationship with God and the community. In such relationships, prayer and worship directs us to what is right in God's will. It doesn't always look right in human terms, but God's rightness is so much better than our rightness. We only see in part, where God can see beyond all time.