Luke 24: 44-53 Sometimes we do well waiting and sometimes we don’t do so well. One thing that distinguishes the human species from others is that we’re the only animals you’ll find standing in lines. That goes with the old joke. We shouldn’t trust banks with counting our money. If bankers can count, why do…
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But I Wait in Patience
My posts over the last year have all been sermon manuscripts. Way back when I was told to write (Write this down for the next generation. . . Write so the story can be told in Zion, so God’s praise will be sung. . . – Psalm 102 in The Message), there was an intentionality…
The Waiting Is Over
When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, ‘Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us’ . . . Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, tablets that…
Before Advent Departs . . .
Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices. Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil. For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord…
For You I Wait
Lead me in the truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. — Psalm 25: 5 While I wait, I’ve thought about some things. It’s the Christian liturgical season of Advent. Advent means ‘coming.’ Many mainline churches and liturgically based denominations recognize the season…
Psalm 102 in The Message 