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I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth. - Psalm 121:1,2 (ESV)
who made heaven and earth. - Psalm 121:1,2 (ESV)
“Would you please relax?” my husband suggested as our son
and I had called him from home and greeted him with our usual “Good Morning” as
soon as our son woke up. Our son started
his week-long vacation to observe the Thanksgiving Holiday.
“Forget your charge for now,” he added. “Just go out and
enjoy the day! Like you guys can go and have lunch somewhere!”
The day’s forecast predicted a beautiful weather. Not too
hot. Not too cold. As I did my last load of laundry, my close friend called me
and asked if it would be okay for her to come over after her doctor’s
appointment so we could have lunch together with my son who was also close to
her. What a perfect time! I thought…
“Where are we gonna’ go?” I texted.
“Okay to go to our favorite hotdog and hamburger place if
your labs returned okay?” I added ending that statement with a smiley face.
A little over an hour, she did come and my son chose to go
to a near deli shop close to our house where old folks and familiar customers
usually gathered. It was a quaint shop but the food served was delicious!
Except…the waiting could also be a long time.
We pushed the glass door with a dangling “Open” sign slowly
as we saw how many people were already sitting, waiting for their orders. In
fact, most of the tables were filled. I saw 2 tables that were empty so we all
walked to the one near the wall. Greeted with a big smile by the old lady
working there, she took our orders for our drinks. As we browsed. And browsed.
On what to order. So many choices. Except. The risk was to wait. My friend knew
by that time as my son tried to explain. But he also warned her, she would love
the sandwiches they were famous for!
“J (my husband) told me to forget about my ordeal and enjoy
the day and go out for lunch,” I told my friend as she intently read what was
on the menu.
“I hope you’re listening,” she replied.
“Well, I’m glad you came. Thank you for coming and having
lunch with us,” I echoed.
So…I ended up ordering Barbeque beef on their French roll.
My son ordered Pastrami sandwich and my friend decided she would have the
Philly Cheese Steak.
“Okay…Here we go…” I whispered.
“What?” my friend asked with her brows raised, trying to get
a clue.
“The waiting period starts…now!”
We chatted. About my son’s latest from his school
activities. And though he knew I didn’t want to brag much about him, he knew I
was proud of his hardworking study habits without my husband and I telling him
to do so. My friend was enthusiastic to hear much from him all the time since
she knew our son since he was 4 years old. He would be an adult soon. We all
got carried away with joking around and telling other stories that we didn’t
seem to notice how long we had waited. Until the orders came, piping hot as
each huge plate was being placed in front of us.
The first bites came and our conversation died down as the
three of us, savored and enjoyed the delicious sandwiches. The wait was worth
it. My friend and I always fight when it comes to paying My friend
grabbed the check and ended up paying for our lunch. She wanted to treat me and
my son as she hasn’t seen him in a long time. We slowly got up and as we went
out the door, we couldn’t help but observe how many more people kept coming in. The sun by
then was shining brightly.
“What a beautiful day!” exclaimed my friend.
I looked up and saw how clear the blue skies were.
“Thank You!” I whispered.
I looked up and let the sun’s rays bathe over me.
I knew the profound truth that waiting for His timing was always the best thing
I could do. It would be all worth it. To see the “blurry” with the “eyes of
faith” and just wait…Wait…Wait some more…
"Someday...I will understand
All the things will be clear for me
As I live for now, all I know
Is that I must...trust in no one...but You..."
~ chorus part from my song "I Will Never" on 1/17/07
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!!! God bless!
