"For the Hebrew people, history was always the time between promise and fulfillment. The faithful one was the one who outstared the darkness-the void-and knew that somehow, some way, out of all this absurdity and aimlessness, the word of the Lord would be fulfilled."(R. Rohr "Radical Grace" p. 74)
Waiting for something to happen that you've been told will happen can be quite stressful. If is something you're hoping for, then the waiting can be the hardest part. Of course if it is something you are dreading the anxiety can be overwhelming as well.
It is that in between time that is the hardest to stay in, the part that does feel absurd and aimless. When we aren't sure what we're supposed to do, except wait. Because we are action oriented people, waiting just drives us nuts.
The question of faith for me in those moments is will I trust enough that there truly is a light at the end of the tunnel. When I'm in those valley periods, to just keep walking forward, step by step.
That is not easy to do, in a world that promises instant gratification, yet rarely delivers much satisfaction. And usually very little in sustainability.
Yet throughout scripture both Hebrew and Christian are countless stories of people being promised and that the only sign that it was real would be that you'll know it when it happens.
While I continue to put my trust in God, I do understand that God does not stand for Guaranteed Overnight Delivery.
Blessings,
Ed
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