T H E M E A N T I M E
Embracing Hope in the Meantime: A Reflective Journey through Waiting
Lyrics
I think about Joseph
I reflect on the character Joseph
And the waiting he did
Consideration of Joseph's patience
Kept his heart pure and for the first half of his life
Joseph maintained a pure heart in the first half of his life with little to show for it
He had nothing to show for it
No tangible outcomes despite Joseph's early efforts
I think about Sarah
Reflection on Sarah
And the desert in her womb
Reference to the barrenness in Sarah's womb
That when her husband came home saying
Sarah's struggle when her husband spoke of God's promise
God has promised it must have felt cruel
The promise felt cruel to Sarah
And the Meantime's where I'm living now
The present time characterized as "The Meantime"
And I confess I don't know how to wait
Confession of not knowing how to wait in the current situation
You say it will be better than
Comparison of God's promises to personal, uncertain plans
The little plans my fickle heart can make
Acknowledgment that God's plans surpass human understanding
But it's hard to give that reverence
Expressing difficulty in revering God's plans without a reference point
When I have no frame of reference for it
Feeling of danger in hoping amidst uncertainty
You're saying there's much hope in this
God is cited as emphasizing hope in the current situation
But right now hoping sure feels dangerous
Despite the message, the act of hoping feels perilous
Yeah right now hoping sure feels dangerous
Reiteration of the danger in hoping at the moment
I think about Joseph
Returning to the story of Joseph
And the plans that You had
Reflection on God's intended plans for Joseph
The heights You had intended all along
God's grand intentions seemed distant and unattainable for Joseph
Must have seemed so far out of grasp
Reference to Sarah and the promise God fulfilled
I think about Sarah and the promise You kept
Contrast between God's timing and Sarah's expectations
Sure as hell wasn't her timing
Acknowledgment that hope persisted despite apparent delays
But You proved hope hadn't died, it merely slept
Hope did not die but slept in Sarah's situation
But the Meantime's where I'm living now
Reiteration of living in "The Meantime"
And I confess I don't know how to wait
Admission of not knowing how to wait in the current circumstance
You say it will be better than
God's promise is expected to surpass personal plans
The little plans my fickle heart can make
Comparison of God's plans with the speaker's fleeting desires
But it's hard to give that reverence
Struggling to show reverence without a reference point
When I have no frame of reference for it
The difficulty of hoping without a clear understanding
You're saying there's much hope in this
God is believed to provide much hope in the current situation
But right now hoping sure feels dangerous
Despite the belief, hoping feels dangerous at present
Yeah right now hoping sure feels dangerous
Reiteration of the danger in hoping in the current circumstance
You say waiting isn't dying
God's assurance that waiting is not equivalent to dying
But it's so hard to tell the difference sometimes
Difficulty in distinguishing waiting from dying
So often it seems like there's no guarantees
Uncertainty and lack of guarantees in waiting
I need You to change my mind
Seeking a change in perspective from God
I think about Jesus in the garden at dusk
Reflection on Jesus in the garden, praying in fear
Praying out His fear in drops of blood begging for You to take the cup
Depiction of Jesus' intense prayer, seeking an alternative to the impending cup
But You didn't so He obeyed til He took His last breath
Jesus' obedience despite the challenging circumstances
But on a Sunday morn He showed us all what You intend to do with death
Jesus' triumph over death on a Sunday morning
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