Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ESV, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.”
I think we are all familiar with that passage of the Bible, made famous by the rock band, The Byrds, in 1965 with the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” It quickly became a hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1965. The song was originally written in 1959 by songwriter and activist Pete Seeger. But it was The Byrds’ folk-rock arrangement that brought it to mainstream fame during the height of the 1960s peace movement.
Noticeably absent from that list is “a time to wait.”
Waiting is one of the most challenging experiences we encounter. In a world accustomed to immediacy — where we can order food with a tap of a button, buy a plane ticket with a click, or receive answers in seconds — waiting frequently triggers anxiety. It feels uncomfortable, and at times, can be agonizing. We may ...
