Joel Vestal

i heard this teaching on a tape several years ago by Catholic writer, Henri Nouwen, on Waiting: How we wait and God waits for us, too -  Recent events in my journey have made this really speak  in profound ways…

“Waiting is not a very popular attitude. Waiting is not something that people think about with great sympathy. In fact, most people consider waiting a waste of time. Perhaps this is because the culture in which we live is basically saying, “Get going! Do something! Show you are able to make a difference! Don’t just sit there and wait!” For many people, waiting is an awful desert between where they are and where they want to go. And people do not like such a place. They want to get out of it by doing something…

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