Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FAITH THAT WAITS, by JOHN R. WEBB


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THE FAITH THAT WAITS, by                    
First Line: Day after day, beside a drying brook
Last Line: To watch and wait till blest.
Subject(s): God


Day after day, beside a drying brook,
He sat and watched the sign of Israel's fate;
Unseen, the hand that used the Shepherd's crook;
No task, except to wait.

Such food he ate, discovered on the bank,
Which winged messengers, each day, had brought;
And from the ever-lessening stream he drank,
While God the lesson taught.

He need not know the height or depth, when strong
To do the will of Him who guides aright;
Yet, faith must learn by tests to offset wrong;
The price of spiritual might.

Prepared to trust when every prospect fades,
Since He has promised who assigns the task;
By Cherith he, the haughty king, evades
Till he for rain may ask.

But afterwhile, alas, the brook dried up;
No rain, no stream, no sign of any change;
Yet, God provides for him another cup,
Which other hands arrange.

The faith that waits, eventually, will reach
A lofty plain for service God has planned;
The patience of unanswered prayer will teach
How evil to withstand.

The measured pressure used with watchful care,
By Him who knows and loves and sets the test,
Will make for spiritual might in all who dare
To watch and wait till blest.





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