Evening: Waiting, Patiently Waiting

by Hillary Mortensen


I am taking this opportunity to acknowledge the obvious: We are all in a season of waiting as we wait to witness Adam's recovery. Of course, you may be in a season of waiting on other things, as well. Whether you're waiting on a prodigal child to return home, your work situation to change, a move to be made, a child you're expecting, a check in the mail, or otherwise, God has not forgotten you in this season of waiting.

John Waller, in his song While I'm Waiting, paints a picture of an appropriate response during a season of waiting: Although it's painful and isn't easy, we are to remain hopeful and peaceful, waiting patiently and faithfully. And while "waiting" often comes with a passive connotation, as if we are idly sitting and waiting for something to happen to us or for us, the song inspires us to move ahead, taking every step in obedience, serving and worshiping God as we run the race marked out for us.

Make this song the cry of your heart.

but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31

Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:14

Join with us in prayer that we would be waiting patiently for Adam's recovery and that as we wait, we would be using the season as an opportunity to move ahead, walk obediently, and worship God.