http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DreamAwakener/~3/194820447/this-week
Waiting is essential to the spiritual life. But waiting as a disciple
of Jesus is not an empty waiting. It is a waiting with a promise in our
hearts that makes already present what we are waiting for. We wait
during Advent for the birth of Jesus. We wait after Easter for the
coming of the Spirit, and after the ascension of Jesus we wait for his
coming again in glory. We are always waiting, but it is a waiting in
the conviction that we have already seen God's footsteps.
Waiting for God is an active, alert - yes, joyful - waiting. As we wait
we remember him for whom we are waiting, and as we remember him we
create a community ready to welcome him when he comes. - Henri Nouwen
Keywords: calling, community, embodying, emerging church, missional church, sacred text, walk with God
