Phillip Brooks Known for His Calmness | Patience

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?” asked the friend. “The trouble is replied Brooks, “that I’m in a hurry, but God isn’t.” (George Sweeting – Who Said That?, p. 349).