(2 Peter 1 :19).

Wait, weary traveler, until the Day dawn:
But wait not thou in idle sloth, But with loins girt, and thy lamp
All trimmed and burning, and thyself
As one who his Lord's return awaits,
Until He comes and bids thee to the feast:
And then … !
Wait, beloved pilgrim, of God beloved and of Him
Whose coming shall be the rising of the Day-Star in
thy heart:
But wait not thou, except as He awaits
Thy gathering unto Him-in service spent and loving
deeds.
And when He comes, thy Beloved and thy Friend,
Himself shall bid thee welcome to the feast-His
feast of love:
And making thee sit down, shall wait on thee.
-Ponder it well, my soul!

A. Brother