Incremental Clarity

 

"I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits,

and in His word I put my hope.

I wait for the LORD

more than watchmen wait for the morning."

Psalm 130:5-6

Cloudier skies prevail this week, and that's okay. September generously offered an unusual stretch of warmth and sunshine, and I eagerly, gratefully, greedily took it all in.

These past few days I'm waking up in the dark, early enough to watch the gradual transformation from black night to grey dawn from inside sitting at the table.

At first, all I can see is my own reflection in the window. Then just the faint outline of the tips of the trees. In undiscernible increments, I can begin to see the rocky shoal out from our dock, then the deck railings, then more definition of the few cottages across from us. Now the water itself.

So gradually, so very gradually, the images become clearer. On a brighter day, the tops of the trees would eventually become all shiny and golden, the first to feel the sun. Today there's still a hue over the horizon behind them.

It strikes me that this is not unlike any time of waiting on things outside of your control. Once you've done all you can, there's this point where you just have to sit still in the darkness of not knowing, and just let things become clearer, in their own sweet time, before you can get up and move forward.

By now Ken is stirring, and when he's all the way awake, he may or may not start a fire. It's not really that cold. And my weather ap suggests we may even get some sunshine this afternoon. If the wind stays low I might even get myself out in the kayak.

But only after everything's ready for our big weekend back in KW.
Starting Thursday through to Monday we'll be in town caring for grandchildren while their parents sneak away to come up here. The Garage Sale is part of that, of course. And so is worshiping together with everyone at Highview Community Church. We won't be back until Monday, so a nice extended weekend is our plan.

Just saw a bat flit by, in a hurry it seemed, on her way to bed now that the day has fully dawned. That's my cue to get on with what's before me today.

Whatever you might be waiting for, hope the way seems clear very soon!

Happy Wednesday everyone.