Waiting on... A time...

90% of our time is spent waiting.  Waiting on the sun to come out (or more rain to come down this El Nino), waiting for the coffee to brew, waiting for the bread to toast, waiting for the car to warm-up, waiting for the traffic light to go, waiting for a parking space, waiting for the elevator, waiting on the person you have a meeting appointment with, waiting for lunch and waiting and waiting...

And half the time we circumvent around waiting. We take instant coffee, biscuits instead of toast, running off without warming up the car, beating the red light, illegal parking... We take matters into our hands. The same holds true in our lives, we have the I-want-it-now mentality driven by conveniences and technology. What we need to be reminded of is that waiting is still a big part of life.  And the best things in life happen from waiting:  waiting for the crop to grow, waiting for the child to become independent, waiting for original buko pie to bake, waiting to cross the marathon finish line, waiting for the Cebu mango to ripen or dry up, waiting for the hard-earned investment to yield, waiting for that mahogany tree to be a shade, waiting for that Big Yes!...

This season of lent we remember the sacred waiting on the Lord. "..waiting gives experience; and experience, hope: and hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." Romans 5:4-5

As we reflect into our lives and renew our commitment to Christ this season, let us make time to "partake" of His passion and death, so that once again, we experience His holy resurrection.

To Every Thing There is a Season - Ecclesiastes 3. 1-8

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.