Indeed. The tension for me, at least today, is how to let both be true at the same time. It’s one thing to wait and another entirely to keep hoping in the midst. But really, is it even possible for hope to exist without waiting? It’s the anticipation, the longing, the desire that even make hope applicable – and worth holding on to.
The reality of such, doesn’t make it any easier. At least today, it’s hard to both wait and hope. And yet I do…What choice do I have, really? I realize more and more that I can do nothing about the waiting. I can’t control it, shorten it, manage it (despite my ongoing, futile efforts in this regard). I also realize more and more that I cannot not hope. It just doesn’t seem to be in me to abandon it, to give up on it, to let it go.
So, certainly today and most days, I wait and I hope. If the writer above is correct, then I’m just swimming in human wisdom. My consolation…
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Ronna,
Just found you here via MHGS and see you are also a Jen Lemen fan. What fun!
You have such a gracious view of waiting and hoping. A good reminder when I’m trying to make something happen and have given up hoping for what seems impossible.