“A waiting person is a patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the full in the belief that something hidden there will manifest itself to us.”
— Henri J.M. Nouwen
I was reading yesterday and came across two quotes I didn’t care for.
“Embrace the fear.”
“Love the pain.”
They go against everything that is within me. I want to reject the fear and avoid the pain. It is not easier to do that, but it is a preferable price to pay.
Maybe that is why I am not always a patient person. I don’t want to embrace the fear and love the pain enough to see if there is something hidden in the moment where I find myself.
So I must learn to believe. I must stay put and live out my situation fully. I must be patient.
Embracing the pain. Loving the fear.
Finding what is hidden.
