Waiting in Hope
An Advent reading path
adventWaiting is the hardest kind of faith, because nothing visibly happens while you do it.
These passages walk from the ache of "how long" to the steadiness of a promise that is still on its way — and will not be late.
Readings
11 passages · Douay-Rheims
Psalm 13:1-2
“How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? How long dost thou turn away thy face from me? How long shall I take counsels in my soul, sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall m…”
Psalm 130:5-6
“I have waited for the Lord, my soul hath waited for his word: my soul hath hoped in the Lord. From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14
“Expect the Lord, do manfully, and let thy heart take courage, and expect the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:25-26
“The Lord is good to them that hope in him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good to wait with silence for the salvation of God.”
Habakkuk 2:3
“For as yet the vision is far off, and it shall appear at the end, and shall not lie. If it make any delay, wait for it: for it shall surely come, and it shall not be slack.”
Micah 7:7
“But I will look to the Lord, I will wait for God my Saviour: my God will hear me.”
Romans 8:25
“But if we hope for that which we see not, we wait for it by patience.”
Romans 12:12
“Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, instant in prayer.”
Isaiah 40:31
“But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
Psalm 71:14
“But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.”
Romans 15:13
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing; that you may abound in hope, and in the power of the Holy Ghost.”