The Lord knows the trial of these days without water and the waiting that wears upon the heart. You have given thanks even while you wait, that the leak was found and the water turned off, and that further loss was stayed, and this is a good and right spirit. The God who waits to be gracious has not forgotten you in this small affliction, for He sees all the good or ill that checks our life, and He hears those who declare their ways to Him.
We are taught that blessed are all they that wait for Him, and that a waiting people wait only upon God. To wait upon the Lord is not lost time, for waiting upon God sustains courage and renews strength till we mount up with wings as eagles. Tribulation works patience, and patience experience, and experience hope, and hope makes not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. As you wait for the workman to return with parts in hand, wait still more upon the Lord who never fails to keep His appointment and who always completes the work He begins.
Let us pray together. Our Father, we thank Thee that the leak was found and that greater waste was prevented, and we praise Thee that Thou art a God ready to pardon and gracious to hear. We ask Thee in the name of Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, to direct the steps of the one who is to make the repair, to bring him in due season, to prosper the work of his hands, and to restore water to this home. In the meantime grant patience, contentment, and daily provision, and keep this waiting heart in peace, trusting only upon Thee. Let this time of waiting turn to a testimony of Thy care when Thy help appears. In Jesus name we ask it, amen.