Law: seeking God in everything

Sunday, September 1, 2024
    Commemoration of Giles of Provence, Hermit, c.710
Meditation:
    And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
    —Luke 11:2-4 (KJV)
Quotation:
    He that seeks God in everything is sure to find God in everything. When we thus live wholly unto God, God is wholly ours, and we are then happy in all the happiness of God; for by uniting with Him in heart, and will, and spirit, we are united to all that He is and has in Himself. This is the purity and perfection of life that we pray for in the Lord’s Prayer, that God’s kingdom may come and His will be done in us, as it is in Heaven. And this we may be sure is not only necessary, but attainable by us, or our Saviour would not have made it a part of our daily prayer.
    ... William Law (1686-1761), Works of Rev. William Law, v. VI, London: G. Moreton, 1893, p. 33 (see the book)
    See also Luke 11:2-4; Matt. 6:10; Luke 6:21
Quiet time reflection:
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