"Watch" and "wait" are the words that ring in our hearts this first week of Advent. It is difficult for us to sense how the people of old waited for a savior. It's quite another thing though, if we are in the midst of a struggle or a current situation where we are currently waiting for something to change.
My hand shook as I lifted my hot teacup to my lips. I sat in front of the window watching the rain fall in the dim daylight. It felt sad. I felt sad. It was as if Heaven was weeping for her people below.
I sat with my friend who waits for the pain of losing her spouse of 44 years to go away. Her eyes were hollow with grief, even as she managed to smile often during our conversation. She waits with quiet dread.
We wait for our finances to change for the better as we watch and wait for the economy to turn around. In the meantime we think about how we will get through the Christmas holiday with a meager income. We wait as we are forced to make changes in our lives that we would have never considered otherwise.
Many people are suffering greatly with cancer, and other life snatching disease. They wait to die, to see how much more they can bear the pain, the loneliness, the isolation.
Some are losing homes, and they watch as they see the years of comfort, shelter, and security heartlessly removed from them. They wait to see where they will go from here.
The elderly wait in hopes that their adult children will take an interest in their welfare. They wait for a dinner invitation, a visit, some quality time with the grandkids; to be remembered on special occasions, like birthdays, mothers day, fathers day. Patiently they wait.
Families are torn apart when tension or conflict arise between parents to children, children to parents, brothers to sisters, and extended family. We watch as words of anger, disappointment, frustration, bitterness, sarcasm, accusations tear away the life and joy, which is the very foundation upon which families are built.
What does this waiting have to do with the longing, the watch and wait, and for God's coming? When we wait in tough times, we are in a special God-moment. We know we can't "go it alone." The One who comes to us is our Peace-bringer. As we wait, we turn to our God, and cry out for Peace to come and enfold us.
My tea is getting cold. I am staring, wondering, watching; aware of the wetness of the rain falling from my eyes.
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14
4 comments:
This is beautiful!! You spoke from your heart and really expressed what is happened around us. Thank you! And yes,you are quite a writer!
Hi Ginny, Your post is so very similar to the gospel last Sunday. It seems we all do a lot of waiting in an uncertain world and time. But the waiting we do for the Lord is all encouraging and full of hope. If we can just keep our hearts and minds on this, the earthly waiting may not seem so difficult.
Stay safe and warm with your recent snowfall. Sounds like a white Christmas is going to be enjoyed. Send some our way just for the day. We are predicted to have a lot of rain in the next day or so.
Thank you for stopping by and your sweet comment. Hope your friend is doing better and I also hope your hubby's foot has healed. Prayers continue for you and yours.
Love your sisterfriend.
Celestina Marie
HI DEAREST GINNY MY HEART IS BROKEN TO SEE WHAT YOU SAID IN THIS POST,WE MUST CONTINUE TO PRAY MY SWEET GINNY I WISH I CAN WIPE YOUR TEARS AWAY,AND HAVE TEA WITH YOU.A BIG HUG AND REAL FRIENDSHIP YOUR WAY ...BLESSINGS
What a thoughtful, beautiful post, Ginny. We all endure seasons of waiting, don't we? I love how you ended with the hope and promise of scripture. May He strengthen us and give us His joy, peace, and hope as we wait.
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