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At One With the Will of God
Basilea Schlink

Basilea Schlink (1904 - 2001). German religious leader, writer, and co-founder of the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary, born Klara Schlink in Darmstadt to a professor of mechanics. Raised Lutheran, she studied at Fröbelseminar in Kassel (1923) and Berlin’s Inner Mission girls’ school (1924), later earning a doctorate in psychology from Hamburg University in 1934 with a thesis on adolescent faith struggles. From 1933 to 1935, she led the Women’s Division of the German Student Christian Movement, resisting Nazi exclusion of Jewish Christians. In 1947, with Erika Madauss, she founded the Sisterhood in Darmstadt, taking the name Mother Basilea, growing it to 209 sisters across 11 global branches by 2001. Schlink authored over 60 books, including My All for Him, translated into 60 languages, and published tracts in 90. Her radio programs aired in 23 languages, emphasizing repentance and reconciliation, especially between Germans and Jews. Unmarried, she dedicated her life to prayer and ministry, shaping interdenominational Christian communities.
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In this sermon, Basilis Shlink discusses the importance of aligning our will with God's will and surrendering to His timing. He shares a personal experience of struggling to understand God's actions and questioning why He allowed suffering. Through introspection, Shlink realizes that as a created being, he cannot fully comprehend God's will and timing. He emphasizes the power and release that comes from dedicating our will to God's and testifies to the peace and joy that result from aligning our time standards with His. Shlink encourages listeners to commit their wills and wishes to God in order to experience His love and receive all that He wants to give.
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God lives and works today. There is nothing more wonderful in life than to experience God's reality from day to day and to be united with Him in love. For then suffering loses its power over us and prayers are answered. Listen to today's program by Basilia Schlenk called At One With the Will of God. Have you ever had a clock which always seemed to go too fast or too slow? As far as God is concerned, our clock is almost always too fast or too slow. For example, when we are impatient we often think, I've had enough, now God really has to change these circumstances. Our clock always seems to run differently than God's and yet, who among us has the right time with respect to what God does, with respect to His answers to prayer? Mother Basilia once shared with us her answer to these questions. She writes, There was a time in my life when I could no longer understand God's actions. That is, I could not understand why He did not intervene and take away my suffering. I was unhappy and my heart wanted to protest. Then it seemed as though someone were asking me, Whose clock, that is, whose will and timing is right, yours or God's? Who is in charge of your life, you or God? Who is Lord? I answered, God the Father. And who is the child? I answered, I am. It seemed as though the questioning continued. Who is the creator? I answered, God. And who is the created one? I answered, I am. Therefore, it is His clock, that is, His will and timing that is valid. If I am only a created being, a child, I cannot possibly understand the mighty will of God. I'm too small and too poor, and my knowledge is too limited. Then I began to praise the will of God in song. God's will is goodness and lovingkindness, And good the ways He leads us on. As I praised the will of God in this way, my heart became quiet. I set the clock of my heart according to the right time, According to the clock of God. And I surrendered my will to His. Now I can testify by saying, Yes, to the will of God, suffering lost its power over me. Yes, in the dedication of the will there is great power and release. Throughout the years of my life, I've experienced that whenever I've set my time standards according to His, And have committed myself to His will, This brought me peace and joy. Even if it meant suffering at first, it always turned into joy later. God loves you and me, and only has the best in mind for us. That I can testify to. However, only those who commit their wills and all their wishes to God Will experience His love and aid, and all that He wants to give us. You have been listening to a program written by Basile Schlinck of the Little Land of Canaan. To learn more about how God lives and works today, visit us at our website www.canaan.org If you contact us, we would be happy to send you a free inspirational booklet. If you do not have access to the web, please contact this radio station for our postal address. God bless you.
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Basilea Schlink (1904 - 2001). German religious leader, writer, and co-founder of the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary, born Klara Schlink in Darmstadt to a professor of mechanics. Raised Lutheran, she studied at Fröbelseminar in Kassel (1923) and Berlin’s Inner Mission girls’ school (1924), later earning a doctorate in psychology from Hamburg University in 1934 with a thesis on adolescent faith struggles. From 1933 to 1935, she led the Women’s Division of the German Student Christian Movement, resisting Nazi exclusion of Jewish Christians. In 1947, with Erika Madauss, she founded the Sisterhood in Darmstadt, taking the name Mother Basilea, growing it to 209 sisters across 11 global branches by 2001. Schlink authored over 60 books, including My All for Him, translated into 60 languages, and published tracts in 90. Her radio programs aired in 23 languages, emphasizing repentance and reconciliation, especially between Germans and Jews. Unmarried, she dedicated her life to prayer and ministry, shaping interdenominational Christian communities.