16th Sunday: Patience

Waiting! Trusting!

This week was about patience. In nature, there is always an opportunity to wait. Nothing blooms instantly. Nothing grows overnight. There is a rhythm, a timing, a quiet unfolding that cannot be rushed. And yet, in life, waiting can feel uncomfortable. We want movement. Progress. Results. But this week reminded me: Good things come to those who wait.

Not as a passive act—but as a powerful, intentional state of being. The Beauty of Waiting...

As I moved through this week, I began to embrace the beauty of waiting.

Waiting is not emptiness. It is preparation. It is alignment. It is trust. Something is happening beneath the surface, even when nothing appears to be changing.

Ecclesiastes reminds us: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” (King James Version, 1769/2017, Ecclesiastes 3:1). Timing matters. Not everything is meant to happen now. Some things require space, growth, and unseen development. This week, I also discovered something deeper: Patience is not just waiting—it is a driving force for accomplishment. When I am patient, I am not idle. I am observing. Learning. Preparing. Strengthening my vision. Marianne Williamson (1992) reminds us: “Trust that what you want is already yours. The universe will bring it to you in perfect time” (p. 143).

Patience, then, becomes trust in motion. It allows me to stay grounded while my vision takes shape. Contemplating the Outcome: While I wait, I am not empty—I am contemplating.

I am envisioning an amazing outcome. I am aligning my thoughts with possibility. I am nurturing the belief that what is meant for me is already unfolding. Rumi beautifully captures this sense of quiet unfolding: “What you seek is seeking you” (Rumi, as cited in Barks, 1995, p. 92). Waiting becomes less about delay and more about connection—to purpose, to timing, to becoming. Nature never rushes, yet everything is accomplished. Seeds rest before they sprout. Roots deepen before growth is visible. Flowers bloom only when the conditions are right. And so can I. This Week, I affirm, “I trust divine timing. I embrace patience as growth and accomplishment. What is meant for me is unfolding perfectly.”

There is no rush. There is only the process. And I am learning to honor it.

Reflection Prompts

• Where in your life are you being asked to wait?

• How can you shift your perspective from frustration to trust?

• What are you cultivating internally while you wait?

References

Barks, C. (1995). The essential Rumi (J. Moyne & A. Arberry, Trans.). HarperOne.

King James Bible. (2017). The Holy Bible, King James Version. (Original work published 1769)

Williamson, M. (1992). A return to love. HarperCollins.