“Patience” is more than the ability to wait. Fishermen are patient and can stare at a bobber for boundless stretches of time. They are relaxed, comfortable, content. The biblical virtue of patience, however, involves pain. The King James Version often translated the word for “patience” as “long-suffering” – suffering for a long time. By the way, what do we call a person who suffers health problems requiring hospitalization? --Marty Kaarre
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 04:24:11 +0000