What are you waiting for?
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart, and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14
Coming Savior,
In this season of advent,
as we remember your first coming,
we anticipate many things,
some eagerly, some anxiously.
Some of us are waiting eagerly
for family members to arrive,
or to give a special surprise we have long planned,
or to sing Silent Night at the Christmas Eve service.
All of those are sweet things to look forward to.
Others of us are quite literally in waiting rooms
as a loved one undergoes surgery
or in waiting seasons wondering when we will get a new job
or weeping as we continue to mourn a lost loved one
and wondering when the pain will pass.
Whether we are anticipating the many joys of this season
or weeping as we wait for renewed hope,
may we never forget that we are waiting for you to come again.
May we be strong in your strength,
may we take heart in your consolation,
knowing that you are “coming soon,”
and that when you come,
you will bring the perfect peace and joy
we long for in this season.
We will know intimacy with you and with others
as we have never known before.
We will know the rest of never struggling with sin again.
We will know the joy of serving you
in the best work you’ve designed us for—
to multiply your glory forever and ever.
Today, we focus our hearts
and our hopes on the horizon,
looking for your next appearing.
Amen.
Read Psalm 27; Revelation 21 and 22.
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