The blessing of waiting in line
Posted on November 19, 2010 by Pastor Tom
Winter has hit the Prairies this week with much snow and a -21 welcome to this morning. During the past two days of storming, everything slowed down. You have to shovel to get out of your driveway. Traffic moves slower as people cautiously approach intersections and go up and down hills. School buses might arrive a little later. Add to that the onset of Christmas season, with mall insanity, school programs and the rush to get gifts mailed on time. You get the picture.
This time of year presents many opportunities to be standing or waiting in line. Now I used to get extremely frustrated waiting in line. I had very important things to do and the people in front of me were getting in the way. But I’ve been learning lately that waiting in line can provide a wonderful opportunity – to pray for others.
Simply by paying attention to others around me, I see and hear lots that I can pray about. There’s many situations I can’t do much about. But I can pray and bring them before the One with eternal resources to make a significant different. So sometimes while I’m in line, I remember to pray.
It’s amazing the difference this makes in me. When I get to the front of the line, I’m not exasperated or giving the clerk dirty looks because they didn’t work hard enough. I’m thankful I had time to bring some friend or situation before the Lord. I always have more to pray about than I have time to pray.
So maybe the next time you’re in line, you can use it to pray for someone. What a blessing!
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