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The hustle and bustle of the fast lane all know, Is our microwave world running at a pace just too slow! “Instant this, jiffy that!” – is the timesaver’s bait, In all of life’s briskness Lord, teach me to wait!
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Turbo subways outrun buses, Uber timelines mimic planes, Lightning-fast conveyances in a jet-age gone insane! Not a moment, not a minute, nor a millisecond late! In all of life’s frenzy Lord, teach me to wait!
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Instant messaging, social media, mobile device man’s best friend, Drive-through services, same-day deliveries, fast-food dinners without end. Cyber-meetings, virtual gatherings, multifarious speed dates, In all life’s frantic beckonings, Lord teach me to wait!
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“In returning and rest is divine help guaranteed.” To gain renewed strength, to His lordship one must cede. Ever-mounting heights and an ever-reposing state, Are the surefire promises to those who will wait.
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“Be still and know ……..” is His constant bidding. For in the peace and the quiet, He is gently ridding .. Of all of life’s tyrannical and frenetic estates – Effecting precision surgery on those who will wait.
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“Come away by yourselves and rest for a while.” Is His invitation full of promise, and void of all guile. Pronouncing His desire to fill and satiate .. The hungry soul retreating to seek and to wait.
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He is not in the wind, the earthquake, or fire. To attune to His voice, one must ascend higher and higher .. Through lush pastures green – communion’s sweet gate .. Access exclusively granted to those who will wait.
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So, in the cacophony of everyday living, May I learn the art of continually giving .. All I am, all I have – the entirety of my existential fate .. To the God Whose I am, and on Whom I wait.
(Isaiah 30:15; Psalm 46:10; Mark 6:31; 1 Kings 19:11-12; Psalm 23:2; 62:1; 130:5)