The Sacrament of Waiting

A dolphin and anchor emblem illustrating “Festina lente” (Make haste slowly) – By Arminiuzz (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

I was reminded of this essay while writing my previous post. Maybe you’ve chanced upon it online yourself, as I did decades ago.

Written by a Jesuit priest in the Philippines, it resonated with me then (not only in matters of the heart, but especially so), as did a wise friend’s admonition to “Make haste slowly”.

Both are ageless in wisdom and ring true, especially to the young – perhaps now more than ever.

A Time to Wait

With six hours between flights and not much energy left, the last thing I wanted to do was walk or sit inside an airline terminal.

So I sat outside.