11.2 Help me accept your will—and accept my responsibility to do your will

je tomār icchā prabhu 

koro ei bāre

Whatever your will, O Lord, may it be,

Please do it now—let it flow through me.

My dear Lord, Srila Prabhupada here articulates his acceptance of your will, yet such acceptance never leads him to inactivity. He has endeavoured enormously to reach America and is determined to continue endeavouring.

O omnipotent Lord, his untiring effort combined with his unresisting acceptance manifests the two dimensions of surrender: accepting your will and accepting the responsibility to do your will. Both these facets of surrender are integral in one who understands themselves as an eternal part of you and who therefore knows that their plan needs to always be within your plan—never outside it.

O beloved Lord, you sometimes manifest your will through the situations around me. When these situations go completely beyond my control, bless me so that I can gracefully accept such turns of events as your will.

Simultaneously, O my eternal Master, let me remember that your will can manifest not just in the things that happen to me but also in the things that happen through me. There are times when you want me to endeavour wholeheartedly and persist despite obstacles; through such determination and dedication, I express my devotion to you.

Bless me, O infallible Lord, with the intelligence to find this delicate balance between accepting your will and accepting the responsibility to do your will.