THE WAIT POEM
quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied
I fled and wept for a clue to my fate
and the Master so gently said “Wait”
“Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!”
is your hand shortened? or have you not heard?
by faith I have asked, and I am claiming your word
hangs in the balance and you tell me to wait?
I’m needing a ‘yes’ a ‘go ahead’ sign
or even a ‘no’ to which I’ll resign
You promised, dear Lord that if we believe
We need to but ask, and we shall receive
Lord, I’ve been asking, and this is my cry
I’m weary of asking! I need a reply
as my Master replied again, “Wait”
So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut,
and grumbled to God, “So I’m waiting….for what?
and He tenderly said “I could give you a sign”
i could shake the heavens and darken the sun
i could raise the dead and cause the mountains to run
i could give you all you seek and pleased you would be
you’d not know the depth of my love for each saint.
you’d not know the power that i give to the faint.
you’d not learn to see through the cloud of despair
you’d not learn to trust just by knowing i’m there
you’d not know the joy of resting in me.
when darkness and silence are all you can see
you’d never experience the fullness of love.
you would know that i give, and i save for a start.
but you’d not know the dept of the beat of my heart.
the glow of my comfort late into the night
the faith that i give when you walk without sight
the depth that’s beyond just getting what you have lost
you’d never know should your pain quickly flee
yes, your dearest dreams overnight would come true,
but oh, what a loss, if i lost what i’m doing in you
so, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
that the greatest of gifts is to truly know me…….
and though often my answers seem terribly late
my most precious answer of all is still wait.
Hope you enjoy as much as i did.
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yes He is. we just have to be patient, they say, delay is not denial
God is always working