The Goodness That Waits

“Good is the Lord to one who waits for him, to the soul that seeks him.” (Lamentations 3:25)

Waiting is rarely easy. It stretches us, exposes our longing, and invites us into vulnerability. But Scripture assures us that the Lord is good to those who wait, to those who seek—not just in the pages of ancient texts, but in the quiet unfolding of our own lives.

We often imagine God’s mighty deeds as distant miracles, sealed in Scripture and history. Yet every life is a living psalm, a canvas of divine compassion. The breath we draw, the healing we receive, the courage to forgive, the beauty we create—these are the works of God, age to age proclaiming his goodness.

“They will recall your abundant goodness; age to age shall ring out your justice.” (Psalm 145)

But our culture breeds distraction. We are constantly pulled toward the urgent, the noisy, the fleeting. The temptation is to fill every silence, to scroll past the sacred, to forget what truly matters. Yet the soul that seeks God must resist this drift. We are called to fight for stillness, to reclaim our attention, to wait on the eternal and to live a contemplative life.

“In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high shall break upon us.” (Canticle of Zechariah)

To seek God is to notice his fingerprints in our story. The mercy that met us in distress, the light that broke into our darkness, the peace that guided our feet when we were lost. It is to remember, as Isaiah did, “the favors of the Lord… the glorious deeds… his mercy and great kindness” (Isaiah 63:7).

So we wait—not passively, but prayerfully. We seek—not blindly, but with hearts attuned to grace. And in that seeking, we discover that God is not only good in theory, but good to us, personal, tenderly and faithfully.

Let all creation bless his name, for ever, for ages unending.