Wednesday, November 04, 2020

Patiently?


Do you feel impatient about the results of the election?  I do.

And, so, I am reminded of these sacred verses:


But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

-- Romans 8:25


Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.

-- James 5:7


Which prompts this question; what is it, really, that I am waiting for?  The outcome of an election (which would mean what exactly)?  Something else?

What is my hope really focused on?  How do things, like elections, expose my focus?  How do they create opportunities to re-center myself?