Waiting

I have been doing a lot of waiting recently . . . on God, on people, on my future. In the meantime, though, I have been reading Dangerous Wonder by Mike Yaconelli. The chapter I read this morning was about listening to God. The last section discussed waiting. Yaconelli quotes Sue Monk Kidd, "When you are waiting you are not doing nothing. You are doing something. You're allowing your soul to grow up." Huh . . . in response to one of the discussion questions at the end of the chapter, I wrote the following (Note: the formatting doesn't allow me to separate words in order to portray the pace of reading. Just use your imagination). May God use my feeble attempts at poetry to bless you in your waiting:


Waiting, Tiring, So slow, the unknown, Uncomfortable, Surrender
Will it ever end?

What are You trying to teach me? Is it about being taught or being near?
Faith, God's Providence, Trust, Abandon, No control . . . God's control
Worry, Doubt, Fear, Questions, Impatience, Restless, Self-centeredness
Who am I? More than achievements

Stillness, Rest, Peace, Joy, Relationship, BE, Every minute
Senses on edge, Listening, Watching, Peek-a-boo
Where are You? Ever-presence
Groanings, Seeking the ultimate end, Eschaton, Face-to-face, No longer trying
just LOVE

Spirit groans, Jesus intercedes, Father pardons
I'm hearing and seeing

Waiting, again? I thought this was over, Grace for more trust, God's sense of humor
"Peace" Restless, Unknown, Fear, When? Provision? Home? Job? Food? Relationships? Calling?
"Peace" Play, Enjoy, Walk, Trust, Feel, See, Hear, Hope, Love
Peace = YOU
"Peace, Beloved"
Peace