Wait for the LORD;

be strong,

and let your heart 

            take courage;

wait for the LORD!

    

             Psalm 27. 14

(Waiting for the LORD 

always follows 

      inquiring of the LORD.

Waiting is an action verb,

listening,

getting ready,

praying, living, 

      looking expectantly,

not just to what is next

  — shoes tied, backpack ready—

    but faithfully in the now.

Right here. Today. 

    Even in this.  Faithful 

            and faithfully done.

What has God placed 

                    before us today?

No detail too small

  that He cannot profoundly use.)

O LORD,

Help us to wait for You

and not run ahead 

of Your purposes in this.

This is not a barren time,

    but of becoming

    and ripening.

Help us to live eagerly in You,

not lagging behind

    but listening 

            and responding

and trusting You

    one step and then another.

Teach us Your way in this

   and be faithful to You

             in this day.