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Waiting on the Lord
There are many lessons in the Bible about the value of waiting patiently on the Lord to supply our needs. I have been blessed by that counsel so many times—even recently, when I went to the Korean immigration office to apply for an alien registration card. Arriving about 1:00 p.m., I was surprised to find hundreds of others already waiting in line. One woman told me she had been there since 9:00 a.m. When I took a service number, I learned there were 400 people ahead of me, so I sat down and began studying the Bible Lesson for that week from the Christian Science Quarterly.
After a couple of hours, only 100 people had been waited on, including the woman who had come at 9:00 a.m. It looked as if it might be eight hours before my number would be called. I wasn’t even sure the office would be open that late and wondered if I should go home and come back another day.
There was quite a sense of weariness among those waiting for service. Seeing this, I began to pray. I affirmed that God’s loving presence was right there among us. I acknowledged that He is our Shepherd and that He is guiding every one of us, including the office workers. He meets everyone’s need at the right time and in the right way—not just their immigration needs, but all their needs. With heartfelt gratitude, I knew that no one could be left out of God’s watchful care.
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