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25-10-2009 - "Wait"

My mood while writing this blog: reverent

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Wait
by Russell Kelfer

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, "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 I'm claiming your Word.

"My future and all to which I 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.

"You promised, dear Lord, 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 again, "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 met 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.

"I could give all you seek and pleased you would be.
You'd 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 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 are all you can see.

"You'd never experience the fullness of love
When the peace of My spirit descends like a dove.
You would 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 ask
From 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 dearest dreams overnight would come true,
But, oh, the loss, if you missed what I'm doing in you.

"So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
That the greatest of gifts is to truly know me.
And though oft My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still . . . Wait."

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18 Comments on "Wait"


suziewin - Monday, 9 Nov
This is a very moving poem. I started to read it and felt tears running down my face as I was halfway down. Thank you for sharing this with us. xxx

*TTCafter2angels* - Tuesday, 3 Nov
Wow Red, I am soo glad I got to read that. It actually gave me goosebumps...a few times. And by the end there were defo tears. I think that poem is the only way to sum up the things that angel mommies go through. Thanks soo much! I totally needed that! *Hugs*

tto - Monday, 26 Oct
So appropriate for those of us who have suffered losses and just want our arms full with a baby. It brought tears to my eyes to see what I went through for 3 years to be put down so eloquently and truthfully. There is a lot of wisdom in this poem! Thank you for sharing!

SaraJoy - Monday, 26 Oct
Beautiful. Thank you.

nainakika - Monday, 26 Oct
Red - it'a amazing to read these words and they are so true. It seems to me that that God works in mysterious ways and through thsoe with good hearts he let's himself known to us!! Thank you so much for sharing these words with us!!

butterfly-angel - Monday, 26 Oct
So perfect hun...so powerful....beautiful....

cocoluv - Monday, 26 Oct
This made me shiver and have goosebumps from start to finish,, thank you red.. *~hug~* xo

Diane-taketwo - Monday, 26 Oct
Wow, amazing what power well written words hold to heal the heart and soul. Thanks for posting this Red. Praying for you and yours - Di ((HUG)) xox

readyfor2 - Sunday, 25 Oct
You were in my dream last night. You were happy. I hope everything is okay. x

rochelle - Sunday, 25 Oct
Wait - such a tender mercy to think of gods will and the love he has in store such an amazing poem thank you for sharing!

ImWaiting4Baby - Sunday, 25 Oct
Melissa, This is truly what God has been doing in my life! I have questioned Why? When I fianlly realized that he does know what is best for me and decided to "Wait" on Him, He has shown me more of himself than I have ever known. Thanks for this! Joy

danielle*-o-* - Sunday, 25 Oct
you've started your healing, my friend.

thinkpink - Sunday, 25 Oct
I LOVE this poem and so I am going to forward it to member that I know is also waiting Rebecca1989.You have a beautiful family and so I would like for you to send some of that red my way. I always wanted a red headed girl! ;) I would say with all 3 blonde boys, I think it's turning red. LOL Little crazy I know, but true.

mamagarces - Sunday, 25 Oct
beautiful.♥

blessedbeyondbelief - Sunday, 25 Oct
RED - this is beautiful. You are such a beautiful person on the inside and outside. You are very talented and a great mom. I am so sorry for all the pain that you have had to endure. My heart goes out to you and your DH. Just know that you are in my prayers!

JRL09 - Sunday, 25 Oct
Oh Red, that is beautiful... Hold on to those words... They are very powerful..

Chrissys4babies - Sunday, 25 Oct
amen..thats so powerful

roosa - Sunday, 25 Oct
So true, so hard, so beautiful. "Wait on the Lord, take heart and be strong, and wait on the Lord" Psalm 27:14