By Sister Mary Roy Weiss, SSND
We might call any period of waiting our personal Advent.
We hope, we wish for God’s presence among us, we pray to see and recognize God among us.
But as God comes to us, we might hear ... nothing.
Silence is the language of God, as Thomas Keating said, but listen closely.
God is present to us in whisper fashion, taking Divine sweet time to reach us, or so we feel!
What we experience as we listen for the answer is up to us, whether we wait for test results or answers to problems not easily solved.
Waiting can frequently be more complex and time-consuming than we would prefer.
What do we do while we wait? We drum our fingers, pace, switch the TV channel or play solitaire to distract ourselves.
Can we focus on living prayerfully, lovingly, peacefully, patiently? Can we model how to wait?
As we wait, let us experience peace from the psalmist’s verse:
Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I AM.
Be still and know.
Be still.
Be.
