Wednesday of Week 6 Year 1

Many of us are so used to getting things done quickly, so much so that we do not like to wait. Even if we need to wait, we do not want to wait too long. For example, if we go for a hair cut at the barbers, and we find that there are one or two persons ahead of us, we may decide to wait a while, especially if the barber does a good job in cutting hair. However, if the barber is taking quite some time, especially if the customer the barber is servicing is very fussy or particular about the way his or her hair is being cut, some of us may decide to go look for another barber. How long we are willing to wait when it comes to such circumstances depends on our tolerance level towards waiting time.

However, in today's reading, Noah had to wait for 40 days of rain, another 7 days for the water to subside, and then another 7 days for the surface of the earth to dry up. Likewise, the blind man in today's Gospel had to wait before his sight was fully restored. What does this tell us? It tells us that ultimately, everything happens in God's time and we have to trust in God and wait. Some things take time, and we need to learn to be patient and carry on waiting. Are we willing to leave it in God's hands, wait with patience and hope, and let God do what is best for us?