Dear CArla,
Ohhhhh, that was beautiful. I had to e-mail to Barb as well for her to
print out as a reminder to be patient and understand. I know she does
though. Thank you dear lady.
God Bless
marty
ken naehring wrote:
>
> WAIT
>
> Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried:
> Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied.
> I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate,
> And the Master so gently said, "Child, you must wait".
> "Wait? You say, wait! " my indignant reply.
> "Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
> Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
> By Faith, I have asked, and am claiming your Word.
> My future and all to which I can relate
> hangs in the balance, and YOU tell me to WAIT?
> I'm needing a 'yes', a go-ahead sign,
> or even a 'no' to which I can resign.
> And Lord, You promised that if we believe
> we need but to ask, and we shall receive.
> And Lord, I've been asking, and this is my cry:
> I'm weary of asking! I need a reply!
>
> Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate
> As my Master replied once again, "You must wait."
>
> So, I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut
> and grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting.... for what?"
>
> He seemed, then, to kneel, and His eyes wept with mine,
> And he tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
> I could shake the heavens, and darken the sun.
> I could raise the dead, and cause mountains to run.
> All you seek, I could give, and pleased you would be.
> You would have what you want~~But, you wouldn't know Me.
>
> You'd not know the depth of My love for each saint;
> You'd not know the power that I give to the faint;
> You'd not learn to see through the clouds of despair;
> You'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there;
> You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
> When darkness and silence were all you could see.
>
> You'd never experience that fullness of love
> As the peace of My Spirit descends like a dove;
> You'd know that I give and I save.... (for a start),
> But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
>
> The glow of My comfort late into the night,
> The faith that I give when you walk without sight,
> The depth that's beyond getting just what you asked
> Of an infinite God, who makes what you have LAST.
>
> You'd never know, should your pain quickly flee,
> What it means that "My grace is sufficient for Thee."
> Yes, your dreams for your loved one overnight would come true,
> But, Oh, the Loss! If I lost what I'm doing in you!
>
> So, be silent, My Child, and in time you will see
> That the greatest of gifts is to get to know Me.
> And though oft' may My answers seem terribly late,
> My most precious answer of all is still, "WAIT."
>
> Author Unknown*
>
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