Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

We just want to know what comes next. We just want to know how things will turn out. Will we be safe? Will it be okay? What will the new baby be like? Who’s going to win? Did you get the job? Will you get accepted? Will that special person say “yes”? Will they find a cure? Waiting for answers; having to sit by while the test results are taking forever; can be frustrating, scary, and almost painful. We really want to know. We need to know.…