Ready,
my God, Thy will to see;
Open
my heart, illumine me, Spirit divine!
--Clara H. Scott, 1895
Wait. Wait. Wait. How
hard is that for you? For me, and for most of us, waiting is nigh to
impossible. While waiting for no discernible reason is infuriating, we are not
even very good at waiting for reasons we comprehend and support. Good things
may come to those who wait, but
instant gratification comes to those who grab.
But our impatience is not just annoying to those around us (mothers
and teachers, can I get an ‘Amen’?). It can
also cheat us of the reward of hearing --- really hearing ---what someone has to say. Wait to see what God has
to say; it may not be spoken on your time, but on God’s. Sit with silence; sit in expectation. Don’t miss
the message because of your impatience.
Wait. Wait. Wait.
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