In today’s GB News Daily Reflection, we explore the theme of waiting.“Often we don’t like waiting. I have memories of waiting and waiting for the bus that would never come.“We love the sense of anticipation in the lead-up to Christmas or a birthday, but waiting for exam results of the phone to ring with medical results is very difficult.“Moments of waiting when we don’t know the outcome fills us with fear and anxiety.“What if. Most fear in life has its roots in the what ifs. In a world of ever changing events, the bible shows us how to be faithful, not fearful.”
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00:00the chibi news daily reflection hello my name is marjorie and i'm a baptist minister
00:10in a city center church in sheffield our theme this week is all about waiting often we don't
00:17like waiting i grew up in dublin and the bus system was terrible i have memories of waiting
00:23and waiting for the bus that would never come maybe it would come maybe it wouldn't
00:29there is a good waiting and there is very difficult waiting in life we love the sense of anticipation
00:36in the run-up to christmas or a birthday and then it's not the same when it is all over it is a good
00:42anticipation waiting for exam results or for the telephone to ring with medical results is very
00:48different the difference being any sense of waiting where we do not know the outcome or we fear the
00:55result fills us with fear and anxiety what if most fear in life has its roots in the unknown and the
01:03waiting the what ifs in a world of ever-changing events and environments the bible shows us how
01:10to be faithful not fearful and instead of being downcast how to lift our heads in first peter
01:18chapter 4 in the bible peter who was one of jesus's closest friends who witnessed the resurrection tells
01:25us how we should wait this side of history we are to keep close to god in prayer we are to keep
01:33perspective let love be our goal and may we practice forgiveness may we serve one another
01:40and show mercy as has been shown to us and these truths remain true today