Waiting is not something we are very good at. And perhaps that is especially true today. We live-in a culture shaped by immediacy. Answers come in seconds. Deliveries arrive the next day or even the same day. Messages are expected to be returned right away. Nearly everything around, us trains us to expect results now. So, when life does not move at that pace—when answers are delayed or prayers seem unanswered—it can feel especially frustrating. We are not used to waiting anymore.
And yet, waiting is a very real part of life. Mothers wait for the phone call from their children. Students wait for graduation day. Families wait for summer vacation. Gardeners wait for the first vegetables to appear. Others wait for test results. Some wait with excitement, others with uncertainty. And still others carry deeper burdens—ongoing concerns, lingering questions, answers to prayers that take longer than expected. What we often try to avoid is precisely where we find ourselves. But the life of faith does not operate on the timeline of instant gratification.
The Church knows something about waiting. In these weeks after Easter, we live in an “in-between” season. Christ is risen. The victory is won. Christ has conquered sin and death. And yet we still wait—for healing, for direction, for answers, for the day when all things will be made new.
But waiting, in the life of faith, is not wasted time. The world sees waiting as unproductive, but Scripture teaches otherwise. Waiting is often where God is at work in ways we cannot yet see. As Psalm 27:14 says, “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” This is not a passive but active waiting, fully confident in God’s faithfulness.
Whether we are facing transitions, uncertainties, or long-standing concerns, the call is not simply to “be patient,” but to actively wait in the Lord—anchored in His Word, sustained by His gifts, confident in His presence. Waiting well does not mean having all the answers but trusting that God’s timing is not delayed—it is purposeful.
Christ is risen! This is not only a past event, but a present reality. The risen Lord is still at work, even in seasons of waiting. So as May unfolds, we do not wait alone. We wait with hope and with confidence, trusting that the One who began a good work in us will bring it to completion.
In Christ,
Pastor Al
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