Editorial October 18, 2021 ISSUE

My will versus God’s will?

Tony Lobl

Underlying so much that’s troubling today is a perennially problematic characteristic: willfulness.

It’s easy to see the consequences of human will in global problems, such as authoritarian leaders clinging violently to power or a government imposing religious views by diktat. What’s often less obvious to us is willfulness in ourselves. How often do our words and actions deviate from the profound humility of Jesus’ example by saying, in effect, “My will be done”?

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