Monday, April 09, 2007

Patience

Unfortunately there is more talk of a slow down during the current wait. Patience is tried and tested. Every day seems to become a sorrowful stumbling block for the future, when in reality, the everyday offers bits of joy and hope. “Be joyful; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

"Patience is a hard discipline. It is not just waiting until something happens over which we have no control: the arrival of the bus, the end of the rain, the return of a friend, the resolution of a conflict. Patience is not waiting passively until someone else does something. Patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and now, to be where we are. When we are impatient, we try to get away from where we are. We behave as if the real thing will happen tomorrow, later, and somewhere else. Let's be patient and trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand."
- Henri J.M.Nouwen

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