Here’s
a prayer by John van de Laar inspired by the scripture texts for Proper 27A.
Waiting
and Watching
You
call me to wait on You, Lord,
but
I get tired of waiting.
Your
answers to my prayers,
Your
call for me to serve You,
the
promise of Your coming Kingdom,
they
all seem to take so long.
You
tell me to watch for Your coming, Lord,
but
I’m not sure how to prepare for…
a
thief in the night,
an
undisclosed time,
and
Your disconcerting habit of secrecy and mystery.
Yet,
something inside whispers
that
You’re not all that hard to find;
That
You’re always coming to me,
and
that both the waiting and the watching,
are
more about being open to You now,
than
about trying not to be surprised in the future.
And
so I will keep waiting,
and
I’ll try to stay alert,
so
that I can catch the glimpses of Your glory
that
fill my day, every day. Amen.
~
written by John van de Laar, and posted on his excellent website, Sacredise.com.
