- Waiting on the Lord builds faith. Why did Jesus wait until Lazarus had been dead for four days before he came to raise him from the dead? Are there things that we wait for and pray for and hope for that haven't come quickly? Has it reached the point where we have given up believing the blessing will come? As we wait on the Lord we are reminded that He is "the resurrection, and the life" and He will heal us. It is only through waiting and trusting and exercising faith that it will grow. Miracles come AFTER our faith.
- Mourning is a part of the healing process. Jesus shows compassion and empathy as he weeps with Mary and Martha before raising Lazarus from the dead. This is an important part of the healing process. We are promised in the Sermon on the Mount that those who mourn will be comforted and we promise when we are baptized that we will mourn with those that mourn. I think this is part of having an open and loving heart and healing and helping others heal.
- We must allow others to be healed and change and move on. As Lazarus comes forth at Jesus' command and is healed others that were there were asked to "loose him, and let him go." Just as Lazarus, we need people around us that will help us move on after we are healed. While he was the President of BYU-Hawaii, Eric Shumway gave a talk called Loose Him, and Let Him Go that describes these exact ideas to help others heal.
He is the resurrection and the life! I am grateful for His love and the miracle of resurrection and healing through our Savior, Jesus Christ.
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I have thought a lot about that term: Waiting On the Lord ever since a read a BYU Today article in 1999: http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=250
"In Hebrew,wait means to hope for, to anticipate. In a gospel context, waiting on the Lord connotes hopeful anticipation, submission to the Lord's will, and trusting in the Lord. Waiting denotes an active process, one of keeping our covenants. Fervent meekness and reliance on the Lord are required. Waiting requires continual self-examination, constantly trying to become more worthy, an ever-deepening and progressive discipleship of a broken heart, a contrite spirit, a yielded will, and a consecration of self. The word wait denotes spiritual expectation. When we know that the guidance of the Lord and the answers to our prayers are spiritual gifts, we cannot control or demand. We must be content and peaceful about the spiritual nudgings we may receive and be grateful for those occasional illuminating moments of brighter light and clearer understanding."
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