The Story
"While I was the Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, I spent many hours on the road- visiting priests, parishes and parishioners in that diocese which spanned the entire state.
During those long miles, there was a lot of time to pray and enjoy the beauty all around me.
One day, while on the road, I was thinking about this project that we had been working on, one that wasn't going exactly like I thought it should. I was praying to the Lord, 'Why don't You do this? Why don't You do that? Why don't You do it now? Why do we have to keep waiting?'"
All of a sudden, I heard clearly in my heart, "Get out of My way!"
I said in reply, "Lord, I'm sorry. I'm trying to control things too much, I guess." And, all of a sudden, this prayer formulated in my mind and heart. It kind of appeared on the 'screen of my mind' and as I was thinking, this is how the prayer came:
Lord, help me to do Your will. Nothing more. Nothing less. Lord, help me to do Your will.
Then, as I was driving along, I realized how I wanted what I wanted right now, and then the rest of the prayer came:
Not a moment sooner. Not a moment later. Than You will it.
I realized that I wanted to be on the Lord's time schedule, not mine. I didn't want to be before Him, and I didn't want to fall behind Him. I wanted to follow His will, in His perfect timing.
This prayer has been so helpful to me. It has helped me through so many challenges. It has helped me to live in conformity with God's will, as best I can in each moment, and I hope that it can do the same for you as you pray it sincerely in your heart."