Spirituality of Waiting
A few months back, I had to travel across London on a weekday during the morning rush hour to preside at a Eucharistic celebration.  The internet estimated that my journey would take about an hour and a half, but I left a little bit late.  As I sat anxiously on the London Tube (underground train) wishing somehow that the train should run faster, I began to have a look at the people who sat around me: a few were trying to catch up with their make up, some were catching up with their breakfast, others were catching up with the news, and still others either fidgeting with an electronic toy (like the mobile phone or ipad), or listening to music.  And suddenly an insight came to me, as if a voice from heaven.  It said, “Why are you rushing all the time trying to catch up with something?  […]

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