It Will Come

For weeks and months the work continued...pounding, dust, dirt and noise. I couldn't see but I knew there was work going on... the plastic was a temporary division to keep the dust confined. Now and then, I heard progress reports and I knew things were moving ahead, although it seemed long and slow.  Occasional glimpses were given of what was to come.

And then...one morning I arrived to find the wall removed! The room was large and vast, much space  before me. I stepped in with awe, almost as though on holy ground. And then he came and pointed out to me the desk in the corner. "It's yours, all yours," he said. I stood and stared, hardly daring to believe... a place, a place all my own! "And that's not all," he continued, "See that computer? That is yours to use as well. You will also find your own email account with your very own name. Pauline.

He continued on his way and I gingerly stepped over to "my" corner. I ran my hand over the beautiful, smooth, new desktop. I admired the large window, to which I could turn my gaze, when tired eyes need a break from numbers. I checked out the drawers, imagining what would go in them. I pulled out the keyboard and typed in my password.

And he said there was more to come, I mused. I believed him and yet, I thought, with some skepticism, How soon? As the day progressed I watched in amazement as "more came"! My own phone...Ext. 113 - Pauline, it said, bold and plain for all to see. A larger monitor was next, so much better than the first one. And a chair, a real chair they say is on its way.

There may be a lot of dust and dirt and noise going on behind the "wall". You may not see much progress and think what was promised is long in coming. Don't despair for one day you will be surprised that suddenly it has arrived and it will contain more, much more, than you ever dared hope for!

"Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him." Isaiah 64:4