Our soul

    waits for the LORD.

He is our help

           and our shield.

           Psalm 33. 20

(Are we waiting for the LORD?

Or is He waiting for us?

Waiting for the LORD

is never passive,

not waiting for directions,

marching orders,

        or answers,

    but seeking God Himself.

He is our help and shield,

not changing circumstances.

"The only thing harder

than waiting on the LORD

is not waiting for Him."

     -- Crawford Loritts

Don't get ahead of Him.

Get ready.)

O LORD,

We wait for You,

knowing that You are working,

knowing that the situation

        may not yet have ripened,

and we may not yet be ready.

You are on the move.

May we wait with

             shoes tied on,

             backpacks ready,

and our eyes on You.

In the meantime,

help us to fulfill what

     we have left undone.

Waiting for You

doesn't always mean

     getting ready to leave,

but staying faithful to You,

even here,

even now.