Expectant Waiting

Everywhere around
Expectant waiting
Pain
Anguish
Torturously bowing bodies down
Birthing pains
Twisting insides
Pain doesn't empty
But fills up
Distracting
Groaning
Writhing
Overcome
Too tired
To keep going
Exhausted
Depleted
Undone
Then
He comes behind
Our birthing partner
Supporting
Sustaining
Encouraging
We lack words
To comfort each other
But He knows what to do
Breathing alongside us
Rhythm forming
Moments of calm
Peace in the midst of pain
Promise in the midst of misery
Strength in the midst of desperation
Warmth soaks in
Soothing
Weaving the pain
Into wordless prayer
Whispering Love
Humming Promises
Chanting Assurance
Until Truth beats within us
Holding us firmly in His grasp
His Presence in our desperation
So our expectant waiting
No longer shrinks
But enlarges us
Fills up
We grow as we wait expectantly
Larger
Fuller
We reach capacity
And then the overflow
Breakthrough
Long awaited joy
No longer hidden
That Presence
Shapes our reality