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> My Soul Waits
>> I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Occasion: When I have to wait

Lord, nothing is happening.
At least nothing I can see.

I have done what I can do.
Now there are no more buttons to push,
no more calls to make,
no tasks that will make the answer arrive sooner.

I just have to wait,
and discover again how much I dislike
having no control over ``when.''

Keep me from living five minutes ahead,
then an hour,
then tomorrow,
always leaning toward what has not happened yet.

My life is also happening here.
Now.

Do not let waiting become
a moment I refuse to inhabit.

There is still this day,
this meal,
this conversation,
this patch of sunlight,
this breath.

I wait for what I cannot hurry.
And my soul waits for You.

Amen.