But the eyes of the Lord are on those... whose hope is in his unfailing love...
We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help
and our shield.
Psalm 33:18, 20 NIV
There's hope here
Hope in the Unfailing Love
And there's waiting.
I don't like waiting.
Queues
Delays
I want my stuff now, I don't want to wait for anything...as the world should revolve around me.
Aren't I a customer everywhere?
Even with God?
And with people?
I don't serve a god of my making, who does what I want.
And the God I do serve tells me to love people, to "wash their feet", to be a servant.
James says #quickslowslow
Slow to speak. I'll wait for you. Wait for you to form your thoughts, find your words.
I'll give people time.
They can change.
I'll wait for God.
Because my hope is set on Unfailing Love
It is this hope that tells us the waiting is not wasted, and allows us to wait well.
#psalms
#psalm33
#hope
#unfailinglove
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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