wait

Opening Prayer: Wait for the Lord.  Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14, NIV)

Scripture: Psalm 27:14

Journal: What does it mean for you to wait for the Lord right now?  How is that going?  How are you trying to avoid waiting?  What is actually helping you to wait?

Reflection:

wait

waiting is a funny thing
on the one hand
when we are made to wait
it feels like we are wasting time
but on the other
it is not the wasting of time at all
but the ripening of it

waiting accomplishes something
a hidden agenda
divine purposes
a growing and readying
a preparation for the time
when all will be right
for the unveiling of all
that has been taking place
in the dark and fertile soil
of our becoming

waiting for the Lord
does not mean
trying to figure out
what we can do
while we wait
it just means waiting
thus there is no wait and
only wait alone
when we add the and
we stop waiting altogether

who knows
maybe God is trying
to get us to the end of ourselves
for we typically only wait
as a last resort
after we have
exhausted all other
alternatives

wouldn't it be great
if somehow we learned
to wait first
rather than immediately
spring into action
for if we were to do that
it seems like
we would save ourselves
a lot of wasted motion

Prayer

Closing Prayer: Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14, ESV)