Waiting in Obedience “Which of the two did what the father wanted?” They said, “The second.” Jesus said to them, “Let me make it clear that tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.” (Mt 21:31) Jesus told a story to the chief priests and elders Read more
Waiting with Eyes Unveiled The utterance of one who hears what God says, and knows what the Most High knows, of one who sees what the Almighty sees, enraptured, and with eyes unveiled: How goodly are your tents, O Jacob; your encampments, O Israel! (Num 24: 4-5) In the 13th Read more
Waiting in the Desert As they were going off, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? Then what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in fine clothing? Those who wear Read more
Waiting to Be Set Ablaze You are destined, it is written, in time to come to put an end to wrath before the day of the Lord, to turn back the hearts of fathers toward their sons, and to re-establish the tribes of Jacob. Blessed is he who shall have Read more
Waiting for the Light of Life Happy the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, but delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on his law day and night. (Ps 1:1-2) Read more
Waiting on the Hand of the Lord That all may see and know, observe and understand, that the hand of the Lord has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it. (Is 41:20) In this chapter of Isaiah, Israel is compared to a worm or a maggot. So Read more
Waiting in Weariness They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint. (Is 40:31) God promises that none of his people will grow weary and faint as long as they are running in his race. That is, as long as they are following his commandments and living Read more