Patience

Patience is a Virtue (illustration)

Patience is a virtue, Possess it if you can. Found seldom in a woman, Never in a man. (Source unknown). …

Susanna Wesley’s Husband Marvels at Her Patience (illustration)

Susanna Wesley’s husband said, “I marvel at your patience! You have told that child the same thing twenty times!” She replied, “Had I spoken the matter only nineteen times, I would have lost all my labor.” (Choice Gleanings). …

A Man In a Supermarket With a Screaming Baby (illustration)

A man was walking through a supermarket with a screaming baby in the shopping cart. A woman nearby noticed that time and again the man would calmly say: “Keep calm, Albert. Keep calm, Albert. Finally, in admiration for the man’s patience as the child continued to wail, the w …

Praying For Patience And I Want it Now (illustration)

Prayer of the modern American: Dear God, I pray for patience, And I want it right now!” (Oren Arnold - in Who said that? by George Sweeting p. 349). …

Phillip Brooks Known for His Calmness (illustration)

New England preacher Phillip Brooks was known for his calmness and poise. His intimate friends, however knew that he, too, suffered moments of frustration and irritability. One day a friend saw him pacing the floor like a caged lion. “What is the trouble Dr. Brooks?” …

Good Reason For an Airline Delay (illustration)

Recently I was waiting in the Philadelphia airport on a flight to a distant city. Every half hour, they would tell us that we would get an update in another half hour. I knew the plane was there, the crew was there, all the passengers were sure there, but the flight j …