Prayer. Conversation with God.
When and how do we fulfill the will of God? Who fills it? Do we pray “Our Father”?

Lord Jesus leaves his mother standing outside and instead of going to her, he says to those present: “Who are my mother and my brothers?” He looked around at those sitting around him and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers. For whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother” (Mk 3:33-35).

We know that blood ties play an important role in society. Jesus distances himself from his blood relatives…(?) Really? Not! With his attitude, Jesus wants to say that a different time of community is coming, where blood and family ties lose their value. And in this new family, new principles apply, and he declares them right away: “For whoever does God’s will is my brother and my sister and mother” (Mk 3:35). That is: whoever accepts God’s word and fulfills it.

We know about the Virgin Mary that she not only knew this word of God but also fulfilled it; thus, she continues to be the mother of Jesus. With these words, the Lord Jesus did not take anything away from the greatness of his mother, on the contrary, he gives us her as a model, after all, he takes her body and soul to heaven. These words teach us that when we do the will of God, we will all become his brothers and sisters, and we will be able to call the heavenly Father truly “Our Father”.

But this is such a serious matter that even in the prayer that Jesus taught us, he includes one of the seven requests that we should remind ourselves of daily during prayer: Not our will, my will is to be done in my life, but: Your will be done, Sir What does it mean? We must realize that the strength of our connection with God, our closeness to God, that is, our kinship with God, depends on how we fulfill his holy will.

And what is the will of God?
This is all that God has revealed to us in the Holy Scriptures, which the Church has the authority to interpret and explain to us, so we can say that God’s will is for us to fulfill God’s and the Church’s commandments. Therefore, if we fulfill and keep them, we fulfill the will of God. On the other hand, let’s remember that if we transgress them, whether they are God’s or church commandments, we rebel against God and the Church. Let’s realize that our salvation also depends on how we fulfill these commandments. Therefore, it is necessary to stop often and think about how we fulfill the will of God.

The Church also invites us to think more regularly, not only before the Sacrament of Reconciliation but every day, at least for a few seconds, about this fulfillment of God’s will. We call it: the examination of conscience. Practice will guide us so that we can leave that short meeting with a concrete conviction for the next day that can enrich our lives.