Wait in Trust

The psalmist in the texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today confidently proclaims that “I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” The passage from the Acts of the Apostles relates the advice of the wise Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel. He urges the council to wait on the progress of this movement around Jesus. If the movement has Divine origin, how can the council fight against God. The relationship of trust is the characteristic of faith that enables the very difficulty task of waiting. “Waiting on the Lord” certainly has had many examples in “salvation history”. The Gospel from John relates an episode when Providence appears to act quickly. Those who know hunger, know that time is distorted for the hungry. The time which we are so conscious of is not Divine time. We benefit in the strength and courage that accompany waiting for the Beloved to act.