And now, O Lord,

    for what do I wait?

My hope is in You.

             Psalm 39. 7

(For what

      am I waiting?

What am I looking for?

Am I seeking God in this

    or just an prescribed answer

    or outcome

          favorable in my eyes?

Hope in the Bible

is not the worldly way

            of wishful thinking,

but on Whom

      I can stake my life.)

O LORD,

We wait for You,

eagerly

     and expectantly.

You navigate us through,

You guide us

      into Your purposes,

You are working deeply,

   even when we are unaware.

Help us to wait

     for the ripening of Your way.

Our hope in You

   is not just for what is coming,

   but in that which is already.

You bring Your steadfast love,

You are bringing to completion,

You bring Your glory to it.

And we can rest in You.