SPIRITUAL REVERIES: WAITING
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Waiting

Desperately, helplessly, longing, I cried.

Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied.

I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate,

The Master 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.

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.

Once again my Master replied, “You must wait.”

So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut,

And I 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 ones 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 my answers may seem terribly late,

My wisest of answers is still but to WAIT."
PRAYER:
Lord, With all the trials we encounter, with all the disheartening heartbreaks, with all the uncarried plans, with the irritating questions of "when, Lord?," and with your many answers of "just WAIT, my child, " i know you have better plans for us . i know behind these unavoided turmoil, you've laid well deserved victories for us in the end. You gave these trials to us so you can see how deep our faith is for you, my Lord. We know that whatever obstacles you put us in, we can maneauver out of it because YOU are there to guide and protect us. Forgive all our shortcomings as we forgive those who sinned against us. Shower us with your mercy and grace. We asked you these in your most precious name, AMEN.

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MY SILENT REVERIES
writing is my passion. i created silent reveries years ago to vent out things i could not tell the world. it was my private, modern tech approach to scribbling my thoughts and emotions in a journal. in here, i can feely be who i am. i could cry my woes, i can love freely, i can grieve over a broken heart, i can celebrate the joys in my heart, i can rejoice with my accomplishments, i can tell stories of remarkable friendships and unforgettable connections i made with extraordinary people SECRETLY AND SILENTLY without worrying people might judge me. i hid under the name PINAY FREESTYLE.

but eventually, some people gained access to my secret place. so i opened my doors to them in the purpose that i could inspire them: to be better versions of themselves and to share themselves to the world. slowly, i embraced my readers as a part of my life. i welcomed the strange idea that my untold life stories and unconcealed revelations could be of help to others, to love and accept themselves as they are. and i, i came out from the animosity. i eventually became just the regular LEN - the nickname my family & friends call me.

i developed stories of love, of letting go, of falling in love all over again. i made great friendships. but if there's one thing i was particularly proud of, it was my undenying love for the LORD. i wrote and made soul searching, heart wrenching entries i entitled, "SPIRITUAL REVERIES" which you will find many here. it was my productive way to heal myself from twinge and while i am at it, i could also mend others spirits along the way and bring them back up to par with their faith and relationships with God. it has not stop there. it's still a constant journey.

and so, for as long as i can, i vowed to tell my memorable reflections,i have unmasked the hidden me. and the seeking and searching of life's meaning and purpose is not over. LIFE is a long road of discovering. and i still yet to discover many wonders of this world and satisfy my unending curiosity. but be warned. you can either love me or hate me. but i don't care. this is me: sripped and bare as i can be.

so i invite you into my chaotic unperfect world. join me in my whirlwind new travels of diving into the unknowns. let me share my life with you all over again. come in, as i tell you my SILENT REVERIES.

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