In the Mood floats where most rock songs stomp. Robert Plant built it on a hypnotic, circling groove, with Phil Collins on drums, and he sings almost like a man talking to himself late at night. It’s a song about waiting for the right moment and staying open to whatever comes next. After the thunder of Led Zeppelin, it’s striking to hear him this patient. Patience is underrated in faith too. We want answers on our own schedule, but so much of the Christian life is learning to wait with open hands. God’s timing rarely matches ours, and it usually turns out better.
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)
— JC
