Sunday 28th November - Home: In The Waiting

One of the big lessons we can learn from the exile that feels particularly relevant for post-pandemic life is how to wait. This week Wayne looks at the Psalms of Ascent, in particular Psalm 123, and what they can teach us about waiting: active waiting, waiting together and waiting with Jesus.

Psalm 123

I lift up my eyes to you,
    to you who sit enthroned in heaven.
 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
    as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
    till he shows us his mercy. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
    for we have endured no end of contempt.
 We have endured no end
    of ridicule from the arrogant,
    of contempt from the proud.