Opening Prayer: You
offer us a refuge amidst the trials of life.
May our waiting prepare us to see glimpses of your face, even as we long
for the full appearance of your goodness throughout all the earth. Amen. (A
Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God by Rueben P. Job, Norman
Shawchuck, and John S. Mogabgab)
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-20
Journal:
What do you think Joseph’s waiting was like? What do you think God was trying to
accomplish in him through this waiting?
How can you relate to it? What is
God trying to accomplish in you through your waiting?
Reflection:
A waiting person is a
patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are
and live the situation out to the full in the belief that something hidden
there will manifest itself to us.
People who wait have received a promise
that allows them to wait. They have
received something that is at work in them, like a seed that has started to
grow. This is very important. We can only really wait if what we are
waiting for has already begun for us. ~Henri Nouwen
Prayer
Closing Prayer: May
the goodness and loving-kindness of our God sustain us in our longing, and
transform the desert of our waiting into a garden of fertile expectation. (A Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God by
Rueben P. Job, Norman Shawchuck, and John S. Mogabgab)
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