Short word from me, then one of my favorite St. Patrick prayers.
"I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope." - Psalm 130:5
What are you waiting for?
Some wait for weekends. Some wait for holidays. Some wait on somebody else.
In today's verse, God calls us to wait on Him, to wait on the LORD.
In case you don't know, when the LORD wants us to wait on the LORD, it's not the same as a lord wanting us to wait on a lord.
The LORD is The One Who Is Over All Things. A lord is over some little thing.
So when the word of the LORD tells me He's going to make something right, then I'll throw my whole being into waiting however long it takes. Why should I care how long? He's the LORD! He's Over All Things. So I can calm down and wait.
Now I don't have this waiting on the LORD thing perfected. Guess you don't either. But he's teaching us. So we can be patient. By his grace we'll learn to wait and hope in his word.
Praise God! And be blessed by this beautiful prayer of St. Patrick.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
By Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord.
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