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
Waiting in Grief Just so, it is no part of your heavenly Father’s plan that a single one of these little ones shall ever come to grief. (Mt 18:14) This is how Jesus ended his parable about the shepherd who had one hundred sheep. When one of them got lost, Read more
Waiting to Be Healed Some men came along carrying a paralytic on a mat. They were trying to bring him in and lay him before Jesus; but they found no way of getting him through because of the crowd, so they went up on the roof. There they let him Read more
Waiting for Justice Oh God, with your judgment endow the king, and with your justice, the king’s son; he shall govern your people with justice and your afflicted ones with judgment. Justice shall flower in his days, and profound peace, till the moon be no more. May he rule from Read more
Waiting for the Reign of God Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority to expel unclean spirits and to cure sickness and disease of every kind. He gave them these instructions: “Go instead after the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this Read more
Waiting in Darkness In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see. The lowly will ever find joy in the Lord, and the poor rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. For the tyrant Read more