What God Is Forming In Me Through This

And the waters 

   continued to abate

until the tenth month.

In the tenth month

  on the first day of the month,

the tops of the mountains

           were seen.

          Genesis 8. 5

Come on, come on, come on,

       Noah whispered every morning.

And then he saw

      the tops of mountains emerging

      from the waters

            as far as he could see.

Sometimes we wait.

And then, sometimes a little bit longer.

It is just not ready yet.

Indeed, we may not be ready yet.

And even then,

when it appears complete

     or seems right on time,

we may need 

   to wait some more.

"There is only one thing

harder than waiting,

and that is not waiting on God."

             -- Crawford Loritts 

God is bringing about

   that which is far bigger

   than our puny ideas.

He engraves His glory on it.

O LORD,

Waiting is never a waste of time,

but creates valuable moments

of trusting You,

not for a particular answer,

but what You are

    forming in us through this.

Help us to realize

that You are not restricted

   by circumstances or time.

You redeem every moment.

And we can trust You.

Waiting on You

     and trusting in You,

is never passive,

but a time of miracle grow.