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Tuesday, June 08, 2004Patience Rhoda, this one is for you!! This maybe a little more helpful than "Patience is love stretched out" [katching]. This is Henri Nouwen on Patience: "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. Be patient and trust that the treasure you are looking for is hidden in the ground on which you stand." Personally, I think that is rather more helpful and profound!! ;o) Posted by: Mark | 10:19 pm |
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