Prayer of Surrender

"Why are you so troubled? Let me take care of all your concerns. I will look after them. I take charge only when you are capable of surrendering completely to Me. It is precisely for this that I am waiting. When you surrender to Me fully, you will no longer have to worry about anything. Let go of all fear, all distress. You reveal that you do not trust Me; entrust yourselves completely.

Surrender means the capacity to distance one's thoughts from worries, from the various difficulties you have to face, from all your different problems. Hand over all these matters to Me and say, "Lord, take care of them. Thy will be done." This amounts to "Thank You, Lord. With everything in Your Hands, I know that all will work out for my highest good."

Surrender means not having expectations, not being upset if the outcome of events is different than anticipated. When you worry, you show that you do not believe that you are loved and cherished, that I am in charge of your lives, and that nothing escapes Me. Do you want Me to take care of things or not? You simply must stop worrying! I will lead you only if you surrender completely. And when I have you along a path which is different from what you had expected, I Myself will carry you in My arms.

Your mind is the cause of agitation, as are your thoughts and worries, and that desire to do everything yourselves. I intervene for both your spiritual and material needs, when you turn to Me inwardly, saying, "Please, You take care of this!", after which you close your eyes and sleep peacefully! But you will benefit only when in your prayers, you have entrusted yourselves fully to Me.

When in pain, you pray for My help, but of the kind that you yourselves desire. You do not entrust yourselves to Me, instead you want Me to adapt Myself to your request. You are like those patients who tell the doctor what medicine they need, instead of asking him! Do not do this.

Even during very difficult times, say, "Lord, I praise You, and thank You for this problem, this need of mine. Please deal with these matters in the way You think best for this transitory term on earth - You know what is necessary for this time."

If you say sincerely "Thy will be done", which amounts to "You take care of this", I intervene with My full omnipresence and resolve the most crucial situations, even those that seem impossible.

At times, do you have the impression that your misfortune is increasing instead of diminishing? Do not be troubled close your eyes, and trustingly say these words, "You take care. Thy will be done."

Then I will do just that, and when necessary, also perform a miracle. I am thinking of you constantly - I can only help you completely when you entrust yourselves totally to Me."

~ Baba ~

(from "Handbook on Union with God

Through Finger Postures")