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Tag Archives: waiting
Advent 9: Expectation
Our dog, Shiloh, loved treats. He needed them, so he thought, before eating his regular food. He whined. He danced around. He nudged us. And he watched. When we told him to sit and wait, he sat and waited. But … Continue reading
Advent 3: Silenced
Zechariah was doing what he was supposed to do. He was a priest in Israel. He was at the temple for his annual season of work. On this particular day, he was feeling pretty proud, in a humble sort of … Continue reading
Advent 1: Empty
When people think of the Christmas story, they often go to the book of Luke in the Bible. Years of hearing Linus recite the story of the shepherds put the words of Luke in people’s hearts. And for some people, … Continue reading
Way to listen
(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday.) “My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.’ ” (Psalm 20:7) That’s a great way to start a day. Or end a … Continue reading
someday you will understand
Much happens in our lives that we don’t understand right away. We have conversations, we watch things happen, we see things in the moment. We think we understand. A person is cranky. We think they are mad at us. Or … Continue reading
the day in between
We know how the story turned out. We know that there was a resurrection. We know that hope was realized, that everything turned out great. We know that Sunday made up for Friday. But on the Saturday between Good Friday … Continue reading
storm
Commercial fishermen understand weather. Commercial fishermen understand water. That understanding is their salary. That understanding is their life. That understanding can mean their life, when a storm comes up unexpectedly. One day Jesus climbs in a boat. His disciples follow … Continue reading
Waiting is hard
We all have stories about God not answering our prayer. We asked for help on the test. We failed. We asked for healing for the child. She died. We asked “why?” We didn’t hear anything. Given our experience, many of … Continue reading
so why do we have to ask
[Matthew 6:7-8] Sometimes I know exactly what our kids need. I can look ahead and know that they will be in that situation and will need that solution. I know it. But I may not tell them. Sometimes they decide … Continue reading
