The Waiting Room

 

But for You, O LORD,

        do I wait;

it is You,

    O Lord my God,

who will answer.

            Psalm 38. 15

(What are we waiting for?

Or are we waiting at all?

The Hebrew word for wait

means to hope,

to tarry, to trust,

   to stay on Him,

to be patient, and

    to watch with expectation.

God does not just show up.

   He is already here.

Waiting allows us to see

    the reality of His Presence.

Not just that God will answer.

   But He is already answering.

"Taste the moment to the full,"

            wrote Henri Nouwen.

Savor this time.

     God is working mightily.)

O LORD,

Help us to seize these moments

       --or seasons-- of waiting.

It is not that You are absent,

    but that we are not ready yet.

Thank You for the gift of waiting

    that we may know and trust You

    and see something different here.

Enlarge our hearts

    that we may see this time

    You have given us

with fresh vision

     and that You bring Your glory

     even in the waiting room.

There is not just a reason for it,

             but Your glory in it.

We do not wait for answers,

   but we wait for You.

May Your joy

     course through our veins,

unrestricted by time..