Hurry up and wait. That’s life. As the saying goes, life happens while you are waiting. For all of the waiting we do are any of us good at it. The writer of Psalm 40 says he waited patiently, but did he? What can we learn about waiting from Psalm 40 – I waited patiently? […]
Read More How long, Lord? How long, indeed. God sure takes his time! “You are never late for yoga class,” my instructor used to say. “Whenever you arrive, you are just in time.” I was reminded of this while reflecting on Psalm 13. How long, the Psalmist cries out. God is taking his time to respond to […]
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Ordinary Time – Season of Stability It seems there is never enough time to do what we want to do; never enough time with loved ones or to finish projects. Chronological time stops for no-one, but there is another time: Kairos time, God’s time. In God’s time there is always enough. Everything happens when it […]
Read MoreFor so many years I would ask God, “when?” and God would respond, “soon,” much as a mother tells a small child to wait for Christmas. God’s soon could mean anything. Remember, “A day is a thousand years for God, a thousand years but a day.” The mother’s soon means one thing to the child, […]
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