Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. The affirmation of the Father's will without reservation or qualification — yes, Father — is the prayer of one who is in perfect alignment with the divine purpose even when that purpose involves the hidden things being hidden from the proud and revealed to the humble. The prayer communicates the trinitarian relationship between the Son who gives thanks and the Father who receives the thanks.

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