words from the morning

Her father told his children to pray for patience,
for courage, for kindness, for clarity, for trust, for gratitude.
Those prayers will be answered, he said. Others may not be.
The Lord knows your needs.
So she prayed, Lord, give me patience.
She knew that was not an honest prayer, and she did not linger over it.
Marilynne Robinson



But...
Beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you,
yes, things that accompany salvation.
For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love
which you have shown toward His name.
And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence
to the full assurance of hope until the end.
That you do not become sluggish,
but imitate those who through faith and patience
inherit the promises...
this hope we have as an anchor of the soul,
both sure and steadfast.
Hebrews 6