tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post8316076897965149781..comments2023-07-13T05:20:07.334-04:00Comments on Reflections from Broadneck Baptist: Our Advent QuestionAbbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823753643734462481noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-83311502116487260742011-11-25T14:09:12.298-05:002011-11-25T14:09:12.298-05:00These are excellent questions, and I wonder how mu...These are excellent questions, and I wonder how much we consider them (and consider our answers).<br /><br />Though it maybe sounds on the overly poetic side (sorry), I would say I'm waiting on understanding, in all the ways that word can be read. Understanding of/for myself, of/between conlicted groups of people, understanding of the whys, whens, and hows, understanding of God's love - I could go on, but you probably get the gist.<br /><br />How am I waiting? Hmm...mixed, I'd say. Baited breath, reluctance, anticipation, apathy, impatiently...I experience all of these modes of waiting for understanding. <br /><br />Why am I waiting? A glib answer would be "because I have to." But maybe that's for the best. The creation story and subsequent disobedience of Adam and Eve can be read as a rush to knowledge before they were ready. <br /><br />I have two questions in response to Abby's questions (surprise, surprise): <br /><br />1) What does waiting look like? Is it passive or active? Is seeking and reading and learning and praying, strictly speaking, "waiting"? <br /><br />2) Though it is a simple example, looking around me, people aren't good at waiting - there's always something in their hands (usually a phone or computer-something) that they use to "fill" their waiting time. Why can't we simply wait? Escapism? A perceived lack of time? A sense of vunerability?<br /><br /><br />I'll look forward to hearing the sermon and exploring these questions with everyone through Advent. Peace!Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507874062503931824noreply@blogger.com