I want patience and I want it NOW…

Psalm 71 takes us on a journey today:

¹⁴But I shall always wait in patience, *
and shall praise you more and more.

Always wait in patience? I find this the most difficult of callings.

¹⁵My mouth shall recount your mighty acts
and saving deeds all day long; *
though I cannot know the number of them.

¹⁶I will begin with the mighty works of the Lord GOD; *
I will recall your righteousness, yours alone.

So perhaps we have here the key – waiting is not passive. Waiting does not mean sit on the couch or wander around, shuffling your feet and murmuring like an Israelite in the wilderness. The waiting is active. And it is to be filled with prayer – the Psalm says not necessarily prayer like HELP ME LORD, but prayer that praises God. “Begin with the mighty works of the Lord GOD” and keep it up all day: “recount your mighty acts and saving deeds all day long”.

¹⁷O God, you have taught me since I was young, *
and to this day I tell of your wonderful works.

Yes you have, O God. Thanks for the reminder!

St. Paul’s Cycle of Prayer – Thursday – The people of Bondeau, Haiti, especially Pere Phanord, the school teachers and medical clinic volunteers, for our Cursillo community.

(click Prayer Instructions for links to Morning or Evening Prayer for today)