December 18, 2010
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Waiting On Morning I grew up on old expressions like “God may not come when you want, but God is always on time.” I lost track of how many times someone would quote, “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” These are the last things I wanted to hear when I simply felt like staying in my funk and wanted to take laps in my Olympic-size pool of self pity. I didn’t want to listen to reason or have anyone exaggerate the connection between the spirituals and the blues. I just wanted to be left alone feeling blue, purple and whatever other color I was feeling at that time. Someone hipped me to the reality that I am not alone. We all have our valley experiences even when we have a relationship with the One who is the source of our happiness, hope and joy. When I think of the shepherd girl or boy keeping watch, on the night of Christ’s birth; I wonder if she had hope of her life being transformed that evening. Or did she think her ambitions were limited to the family’s sheep herding business forever? When Mary and Joseph discovered there was no room in the inn—did they have doubts about this relationship, their future, and this child? It can be difficult to hold on to faith when you are experiencing bewilderment or oppression because of such things as hunger, poverty, homelessness, discrimination or homophobia. In those moments, we must remember not to put our trust in man, but in the Creator of humanity who calls us God’s own. The scripture says, “Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.” God is a God of justice and mercy that endures forever. We truly can rejoice in the Lord who is on our side and who is “for all generations.” Praise the Lord! Prayer Lord of justice who opens the eyes of the blind and who watches over the strangers; cast your eyes upon us as we place our hope in you. Our help comes from God who reigns forever. Amen. Thought for the day “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 |
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