Have you ever stopped to think about how much time we spend waiting?
In our daily lives, we wait at the bus stop or wait at the traffic light. We wait in line at the supermarket. We wait in line at the bank. We rush to the airport to get there on time, and then we wait. We have waiting lines and waiting lists, and waiting rooms. We wait to get out of school. We wait for our first job and then wait for the promotion. We wait for our children to be born; we wait for them to grow up and leave home so we can have freedom again. And then we wait for them to come back on the holidays. We wait to get married and, in at least half of the marriages of our time, we wait for the divorce to become final. We wait for retirement. And we wait to die.
Personally, I spent a lot of time lately waiting for a very slow, virus-infested computer to answer my keyed commands and subsequently correcting odd-ball errors that result. (Memo to self: Get the computer fixed.)
On another level, we wait for leaders who will help us resolve our economic and social problems. We wait for leaders who will show us the way to peace on earth—waiting, waiting, waiting!
Many of us can identify with "Joe," a principal character in William Saroyan's play, "The Time of Your Life." At one point in the drama, Joe says, "Every day has 24 hours. Out of the 24 hours, at least 23 are dull, dead, boring, empty, murderous: minutes on the clock, not living. And the more you wait, the less there is to wait for."
The season of Lent is a time of creative waiting. It is a time of prayer and fasting and self-examination, as we go deep within ourselves to come to terms with whatever it is in our life that is blocking out our spirituality. It is a time to acknowledge, from the depths of our being, the need for change in our lives. This is truly a creative effort because now we are cooperating with our Holy Savior in the re-making of our life. More and more, we begin to put a higher value on our worthwhileness and ability to make a contribution to life in the here and now.
On another level, we wait for leaders who will help us resolve our economic and social problems. We wait for leaders who will show us the way to peace on earth—waiting, waiting, waiting!
Many of us can identify with "Joe," a principal character in William Saroyan's play, "The Time of Your Life." At one point in the drama, Joe says, "Every day has 24 hours. Out of the 24 hours, at least 23 are dull, dead, boring, empty, murderous: minutes on the clock, not living. And the more you wait, the less there is to wait for."
The season of Lent is a time of creative waiting. It is a time of prayer and fasting and self-examination, as we go deep within ourselves to come to terms with whatever it is in our life that is blocking out our spirituality. It is a time to acknowledge, from the depths of our being, the need for change in our lives. This is truly a creative effort because now we are cooperating with our Holy Savior in the re-making of our life. More and more, we begin to put a higher value on our worthwhileness and ability to make a contribution to life in the here and now.
No more waiting for change and fulfillment in your life friend...The assignment, should you choose to accept it, is make it happen now!
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