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2014 Worship Guide
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Mount Pulaski Christian Church
The
waiting
I
remember when I was
a kid and waiting for
Christmas Day….it took
forever. “When will it ever
get here?” “I can’t wait.”
“May I open a gift early?”
Waiting two or three weeks
seemed like an eternity.
In the Christmas account in Luke we read about a man called Simeon, who
was righteous and devout, and it says he was
waiting
for the consolation of
Israel. Simeon finally sees the Christ-child and he breaks out in song. The
waiting is over.
Most people don’t like waiting, but sometimes, that is all you can do. When
you’re in the checkout line, all you can do is wait. When you’re pregnant,
you have to wait. I don’t know what you’re waiting for, but we are all
waiting for something.
Maybe you’re waiting for somebody to love, or maybe you’re waiting for
clarity about your life’s direction. Maybe you’re waiting for a job, or waiting
for a wandering child to come back home. How long will you have to wait?
No one knows.
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