James 5:7-11: Patience – Part II
Friday, October 28, 2022
Jesus gives us parables like these to better understand how patience acts in an unjust world.
The Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8) and the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14)
God’s patience is seen through the way in which God persists in loving us even when we turn from away. God wishes for each and all of us to be saved and to come to understand truth. (1 Timothy 2:3-4) God is forbearing toward us and does not want us to perish. (2 Peter 3:9 and Matthew 18:14) We are to love one another even as God has loved us. (John 13:34, 1 John 3:4; and Luke 10:25-37) (See CCC 2822)
Imagine the life we might lead if we were patient with one another as God is patient with us.
Imagine the world we might have if we might love one another as God loves us.
Indeed we are blessed who have persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord . . . See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You too must be patient. Make your hearts firm [and] do not complain.
Humility, gentleness, understanding, persistence and seeking – these are the tools we employ to gain patience. This is way to God’s loving heart. This is the path to a serenity which conquers all anxiety.
Tomorrow, a prayer for patience.
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. 2nd ed. Vatican: Libreria Editice Vaticana. Print.
A Favorite from January 9, 2010.
For ideas about how to learn patience, click on the first image or visit: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/how-practice-patience-and-why-impatience-ruining-your-life.html
Heart image from: http://www.wheatonbible.org/blogarchive.aspx?blog_id=258999&site_id=10713&tag=Hearts
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