The Gift of Patient Waiting
MARCH 2020 LOCATION: QUARANTINED IN MISSOULA, MONTANA Dear Friends, I thought that I might go ahead and recommit myself to this BLOG as one way to stay in touch with those that I care for as a Pastor and care about as human beings. My past experiences have been somewhat helpful in dealing with this current reality. I hope that this post from a couple of years ago will be helpful. I am in need of a little patience right now! In Loving Partnership Ron “No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.” --Epictetus Isaiah 40:31 (NRSV) 31 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they sha