Waiting in the Hill Country Mary set out, proceeding in haste into the hill country to a town of Judah, where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. (Lk 1:39-40) Mary, you traveled about 70 miles over rough territory, which in those days likely took a week to traverse. Having Read more
Waiting for the Son of the Most High Upon arriving, the messenger said to her: “Rejoice, O highly favored daughter! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.” She was deeply troubled by his words, and wondered what his greeting meant. The messenger went on to say to Read more
Waiting in Speechlessness The angel replied: “I am Gabriel, who stand in attendance before God. I was sent to speak to you and bring you his good news. But now you will be mute – unable to speak – until the day when these things take place, because you have Read more
Waiting for an Angel Such was his intention when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream and said to him, “Joseph, son of David, have no fear about taking Mary as your wife. It is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived this child. She is Read more
Waiting Like the King of the Beasts Judah, like a lion’s whelp, you have grown up on pray, my son. He crouches like a lion recumbent, the king of beasts – who would dare rouse him? The scepter shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his legs, Read more
Waiting for a Love Story To Unfold For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great tenderness I will take you back. In an outburst of wrath, for a moment I hid my face from you; but with enduring love I take pity on you, says the Lord, your Read more
Waiting from of Old Who announced this from the beginning and foretold it from of old? Was it not I, the Lord, besides whom there is no other God? There is no just and saving God but me. Turn to me and be safe, all you ends of the earth, Read more