Confirm My Will To Yours

Today I was at St. Mark's for the mid-week Lenten Worship service and soup luncheon. As I sat in this massive space surrounded by people and silence I began admiring the space. I looked at the stained glass, the high ceiling, and at the banners hanging in the front. As I looked at these banners I was moved by them and decided that I was going to blog about what each one said. For the next several weeks we will reflect on each banner.

This week we look at Confirm My Will To Yours.

What does this mean? Let's break it down by word.

Confirm

When I did and image search on Google for the word confirm, I was given lots of images like this one:



The dictionary defines confirm as: to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify. But it also means: to make firm or more firm; add strength to; settle or establish firmly.

With the second definition this phrase begins to make more sense. Strengthen my will to yours.

Will



Ok, so Google Images just gave me lots of pictures of Will Smith when I searched for Will. But what does will mean? Let's head back to the dictionary. Again, we get several definitions so let's look at two: wish or desire; purpose or determination, often hearty or stubborn determination; willfulness.

Using what we have so far: Strengthen My Purpose (for you) to Yours.

Was ist das? (What is this?)

In the early to mid 2000s lots was made of Rick Warren's book "Purpose Driven Life". The way we were created followed by the introduction of sin has left us to try to determine what is the purpose God has for our lives. Because of this many people turned to Warren's book hoping for answers. For some it helped them discover what it was God was calling them to do. For others it just added to the confusion.

God has a purpose for all of us. That purpose takes many shapes throughout our lives and leads us on a journey through the various things we are called to do. Sometimes we are living multiple calls at the same time; we are called to be parents and children and employee and volunteer, etc. Through this God asks us not to be perfect but to do those things to the best of our ability. God knows we will make mistakes, God knows we will not always get everything done perfectly, but God also knows that we will do our best (usually) and regardless of how we do, God is there with grace abounding.

This Lenten season Confirm God's Will to Yours.