Saturday's Poem

Madeleine L'Engle is not only an award winning author of more than 50 books, she is also a very fine poet. I am currently reading through her collected poems, and want to share a part of one that I find not only clever, but true. It's title is, "Testament."

O God
I will do thy will.
I will
to do thy will.

How can my will
will to do thy will?
If I will
to know thy will
then I fall on my own will.
How can I will
to love or obey?
My very willing vars the way.
Willingness becomes self-will

...

Help me to lose my will.
Each day
let my will die
so will I
be born.
New born will I live
willingly lovingly
and will
will be no more

will be thine
O God
if thou will. (The Ordering of Love, 21-22)