Learning to Wait Patiently

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.” -Isaiah 40:31.  “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.-Psalm 37:7.  “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” -Psalm 37:4  (KJV).

Waiting for some special event or even for some ‘ordinary’ occurrence to transpire is not always easy.  But if we can be patient while waiting and make even the waiting time productive, we will grow stronger in the process.  Today for our meditation on waiting patiently, I offer thoughts from my poem, Waiting. (This poem was composed 11.03.2006 when circumstances demanded much patience.)

Why am I impatient, Lord,

When You speak of peace and rest?

Your time is not in earthly hours;

Your Way a higher quest.

While waiting may I take the time

To savor each good hour.

May I learn the added blessings

That come from Your great power.

Patience fosters fortitude.

From each grows a mighty Vine

Called abiding in the Spirit

And dependence on the line

Of daily prayer and supplication,

Of relying on Your Word:

Your promises to us who follow

That your grace will undergird.

Strength as in eagle’s mighty wings

That bear the peerless bird in flight

Is promised for my journey

Through cloudy day or darkest night.

I will take courage in the waiting,

Delight myself in God’s rich store,

Build memories of the good days

And anticipate many more

Spent in God’s perfect time frame

Gaining patience day by day

Until His wondrous mural

Is completed in His way.                                  - 

Ethelene Dyer Jones 06.27.2016