Waiting.
Waiting for the tests to come back.
Waiting to get strong again.
Waiting for the person to do what they said they would do.
Waiting for the train to pass.
Waiting for the storm to abate.
Waiting for the summer to begin.
Waiting for the summer to end.
Waiting for the degree.
Waiting for the job to come.
Waiting for the job to end.
Waiting for retirement.
Waiting for relief from retirement.
Waiting for the world to change.
Waiting for Godot.
Waiting for birth.
Waiting for death.
Waiting for an answer.
Waiting to feel happy again.
Waiting for love.
Waiting for the war to be over.
For everything there is a season and a time for everything under heaven.
But waiting for all that is something else.
Especially if we are obsessed with rushing whatever it is. Or trying to control it.
But waiting with your head down in your heart of hearts,
precisely because some things can't be rushed,
because pushing often makes it worse and
some things aren't ready until they are ready -
now that's wisdom and waiting on the Lord to renew my strength.
There's waiting and then there is waiting. You know?
