A Joy Unspeakable
Waiting.
Waiting at the stairwell’s highest railing.
Anticipating that first chance to creep into the dawn.
Tiptoeing in to find what kind of magic may be found,
And then…
A Joy Unspeakable.
Waiting.
Waiting at the edge of uncertainty.
Wavering between wide-open doors and unseen possibilities.
Daring to choose a step, take a path, make a choice,
And then…
A Joy Unspeakable.
Waiting.
Waiting for one so deeply loved, yet still unknown.
Aching for the moment of completion- not left lacking,
Wondering if the day will ever come,
And then…
A Joy Unspeakable.
Waiting.
Waiting through long months of anxious stirrings,
Falling daily more in love with new life made.
Pushing through the pain to find the miracle.
And then…
A Joy Unspeakable.
Waiting.
Waiting through life’s final winters,
Fading into night as light grows dim.
Passing through the dark into celestial glory.
And then…
A Joy Unspeakable.
Waiting.
Waiting long to meet the promised Savior.
Despairing over sin and death’s tight reign.
Then the voice of God in the cry of a baby,
Immanuel…
A Joy Unspeakable.
