In the moment

As I sat in Caribou today praying silently the Lord's Prayer, pausing at each petition to expand on it, I found myself praying a petition that I have never before prayed. When I came to, "Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven," I began praying that God's will is done in this person's life or that person's life like, "Lord, your will be done in (insert name here) life/ministry..." But then, as if the Holy Spirit was directing my words I said, "Lord, let your kingdom come and your will be done in this moment, in these seconds, in this minute, because this is all I really have." It's not the most impressive prayer of life, but my heart resonated with the truth of it. I don't need to see God work tomorrow or in an hour or in a week, I need God now. I need God right this moment even as I write these words.