Freedom in Design

A couple weeks ago, I re-read (for the "how-many"th time?) the book Let Me Be a Woman by Elisabeth Elliot.

One section I particularly appreciate:

What a relief it is to know that there is a divine design. This knowledge is the secret of serenity. Jesus is the perfect example of a human life lived in serenity and obedience to the Father's will. He moved through the events of His life without fuss or hurry, He met men and women with grace. He was able to say, "I do always those things that please the Father"--and it must have been with no variations of even twenty-four seconds.... In the face of the betrayal that He knew was coming, in the face of His own death, He took the place of a slave and washed the disciples' feet. He could do that because He knew who He was and whose He was. He could face also the events of the coming night and day. It was not weakness which enabled Him to become a slave. It was not resignation that took Him to Calvary. He had both accepted and willed the Father's will.

You and I can be steadied, directed, and held by the knowledge of where we came from and where we are going. To know that the whole world moves in harmony at God's bidding is wonderfully stabilizing. (p. 111)