Good Afternoon and Blessings
As I think about how much waiting I have done in my lifetime, it’s never been comparable to what we have been experiencing. I thought I would share this poem with you:
Waiting
By Mary J White
The lines are long
Temperatures rising
Dressed in window dressings
Not for sale
Spaces and distances
Too far for dancing
Senses on the alert
Not for touching
Vultures overhead
Circling the victims
Deprived of worth
Waiting for saving
Hovering over existence
Lost from the present
Memories hanging on
Waiting for planning
Faith is the carrier
Clinging to hope
Love found in transition
Waiting for sharing
Keep safe, keep connected.
Blessings and the strength of Love be with you.
Rev. Mary
Genesis 8:7-12
He sent out a raven; it flew back and forth waiting for the floodwaters to dry up. Then he sent a dove to check on the flood conditions, but it couldn’t even find a place to perch—water still covered the Earth. Noah reached out and caught it, brought it back into the ship. He waited seven more days and sent out the dove again. It came back in the evening with a freshly picked olive leaf in its beak. Noah knew that the flood was about finished. He waited another seven days and sent the dove out a third time. This time it didn’t come back.
Prayer Of The Day
How much longer must we wait, Liberating One?
As we sometimes feel trapped in isolation, give us the patience of Noah who, in his waiting, continued to cling to his faith. Fill us with hope that we will be set free to be together in fellowship. Embrace and surround us with your healing Love. In the name of Christ, we continue to wait. Amen.