Waiting

So many of my friends are in very dark places right now. Many are hurting, broken, confused and some even angry. Some of my friends are in joyful periods of anticipation.

They are all left waiting. Waiting on the Lord. Waiting on some sort of peace or understanding. Waiting for answers.

It's hard to walk along side friends who are waiting when you yourself have no answers. All you can do is listen, offer a shoulder to cry on, pray, encourage, and when it's appropriate maybe offer a little humor. Sometimes it doesn't seem like enough.

For my friends who are waiting for test results, waiting for babies, waiting for a spouse, waiting for a job, waiting on answers of why a baby was taken before his time, waiting on answers of why the twins were taken at 22 weeks, waiting for peace about a break up, waiting for the right job to come along, waiting...

I wait with you.

I pray for you.

I love you.

Psalm 27

Of David.

 ¹ The LORD is my light and my salvation—
   whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
   of whom shall I be afraid?

 ² When the wicked advance against me
   to devour^[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
   who will stumble and fall.
³ Though an army besiege me,
   my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
   even then I will be confident.

 ⁴ One thing I ask from the LORD,
   this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
   all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the LORD
   and to seek him in his temple.
⁵ For in the day of trouble
   he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
   and set me high upon a rock.

 ⁶ Then my head will be exalted
   above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
   I will sing and make music to the LORD.

 ⁷ Hear my voice when I call, LORD;
   be merciful to me and answer me.
⁸ My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
   Your face, LORD, I will seek.
⁹ Do not hide your face from me,
   do not turn your servant away in anger;
   you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
   God my Savior.
¹⁰ Though my father and mother forsake me,
   the LORD will receive me.
¹¹ Teach me your way, LORD;
   lead me in a straight path
   because of my oppressors.
¹² Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
   for false witnesses rise up against me,
   spouting malicious accusations.

 ¹³ I remain confident of this:
   I will see the goodness of the LORD
   in the land of the living.
¹⁴ Wait for the LORD;
   be strong and take heart
   and wait for the LORD.