Waiting

Sara Kaetler

We are people in waiting. We are always waiting for something. Our parents waited for our birth. Little children wait for food, wait for their first day of school, wait for their next birthday. Youth wait to graduate; they wait for their first job and their first car. Seniors wait for a visit from family and friends; they wait for a ride, wait for a long night to end and, yes, wait to go to their home in heaven.

Waiting, as we know, can be in the form of wishing and hoping. It can be quite human, but it can also be God-inspired. The prodigal son's father waited and hoped. Mary, the mother of Jesus, waited with conviction for Jesus' birth, for God had spoken. The prophets foretold Jesus’ coming, and waited confidently. Simeon believed and waited. Anna believed. How great was their reward! They saw the Son of God. They had not waited in vain.

We, too, are waiting for Jesus' coming—not as a babe in Bethlehem, but in all His glory. He promised us: "I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am" (John 14:3).

What a promise! There will be a lift-off such as the world has not seen. No spacecraft will be needed; the trumpet will sound, and we shall rise. No space suits will be needed; our blood-bought garments of righteousness will do. Masses from every corner of the earth will rise with us. Our waiting may not be long. He came 2000 years ago as was promised, and He will come again. Let us rejoice, for the reward will be unimaginable.

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