Embracing Patience: A Spiritual Discipline for Life
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "In our fast-paced world, especially in a city like New York, patience is a rare commodity. We live in a culture that values speed and efficiency, often at the expense of our mental and spiritual well-being. The pressure to succeed quickly can lead to feelings of inadequacy and impatience. This impatience can manifest in various aspects of our lives, from our careers to our relationships, and can lead us to make hasty decisions that we later regret." [06:44]
2. "The wisdom of this age basically tells us more drive, more ambition, and you know what I'd like to admit here before you all? I love it. I mean, this is why I moved to this city. This is what the city has been built on—this kind of drive and energy and accomplishment. And yet here James is teaching us about this is what wisdom looks like. It doesn't mean we remove all of our ambition. Instead, what we do is we do what we can, but we've released like a farmer who has done the work that a farmer can to plow, to sow, to till. And yet when it comes down to the crop and when it yields in season or out of season, I release this and I wait patiently for it and I stand firm." [10:52]
3. "Jesus enters into the world as a three M an hour God who's walking everywhere. It's like, Jesus, you could probably fly to places like Superman, but he chooses to walk 3 miles an hour. Now I know what you're thinking, you're like, actually Drew, in Manhattan, it's more like five miles per hour. That's what walking is like, okay, so like I get it, you overachievers, three miles an hour. He reflects on how that's kind of the average time and speed that a human being walks at. And this is what Jesus does. He comes into the world at such a pace and he talks about how love is slow. It takes time, takes development, takes patience, a patiently waiting for, and the invitation to follow God is not this microwaved, speedy, magic bullet kind of spirituality. It's a spirituality that invites us to follow this three M an hour God." [14:08]
4. "When we're not being able to be patient because we live in a city that is so impatient, what's different about Christian Theology and the Christian perspective on patience is the invitation to be patient is not rooted in your strength and in mine. See, it constantly goes back. He says the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. In other words, why are we supposed to be patient? It's because the Lord is full of compassion and mercy." [25:24]
5. "The Serenity Prayer encapsulates the wisdom of patience beautifully. It is a prayer of surrender, asking God to grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. This prayer invites us to reflect on the areas of our lives where we need to exercise patience and surrender to God's will." [30:37]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Be patient then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the Autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm because the Lord's coming is near. Don't grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The judge is standing at the door. Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy." [00:31]
2. "The wisdom of this age basically tells us more drive, more ambition, and you know what I'd like to admit here before you all? I love it. I mean, this is why I moved to this city. This is what the city has been built on—this kind of drive and energy and accomplishment. And yet here James is teaching us about this is what wisdom looks like. It doesn't mean we remove all of our ambition. Instead, what we do is we do what we can, but we've released like a farmer who has done the work that a farmer can to plow, to sow, to till. And yet when it comes down to the crop and when it yields in season or out of season, I release this and I wait patiently for it and I stand firm." [10:52]
3. "Jesus enters into the world as a three M an hour God who's walking everywhere. It's like, Jesus, you could probably fly to places like Superman, but he chooses to walk 3 miles an hour. Now I know what you're thinking, you're like, actually Drew, in Manhattan, it's more like five miles per hour. That's what walking is like, okay, so like I get it, you overachievers, three miles an hour. He reflects on how that's kind of the average time and speed that a human being walks at. And this is what Jesus does. He comes into the world at such a pace and he talks about how love is slow. It takes time, takes development, takes patience, a patiently waiting for, and the invitation to follow God is not this microwaved, speedy, magic bullet kind of spirituality. It's a spirituality that invites us to follow this three M an hour God." [14:08]
4. "When we're not being able to be patient because we live in a city that is so impatient, what's different about Christian Theology and the Christian perspective on patience is the invitation to be patient is not rooted in your strength and in mine. See, it constantly goes back. He says the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. In other words, why are we supposed to be patient? It's because the Lord is full of compassion and mercy." [25:24]
5. "The Serenity Prayer encapsulates the wisdom of patience beautifully. It is a prayer of surrender, asking God to grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. This prayer invites us to reflect on the areas of our lives where we need to exercise patience and surrender to God's will." [30:37]
6. "The invitation that James gives is basically what does it look like for each one of us to be a person who actually lives with patience that doesn’t lead to grumbling but instead is rooted and firm. Now most of you, you’re listening to this and you’re basically like, okay, I get it, that’s a great moral teaching. Now what’s so different than that than just any kind of moral teacher? If you were to hear that in any kind of talk on patience, hey, be patient in your workplace, be patient in your relationship, most of us would be like, yes, I can see why it would be good to be patient. However, this city is not patient. People looking to cut me off, to get ahead of me, to run ahead. I have to work like crazy, I have to compete like crazy, I have to do whatever I can to shoot my best shot. All right, there’s all these kinds of ways that inculcate into our thinking that tells us no, no, no, don’t be patient. And the question emerges, like, why should we be patient and what’s the unique fundamental difference between just this moral teaching to be patient and the invitation to actually, what’s the Christian difference between being patient? What’s so different about why Christians believe in patience?" [22:29]
7. "When we’re not being able to be patient because we live in a city that is so impatient, what’s different about Christian Theology and the Christian perspective on patience is the invitation to be patient is not rooted in your strength and in mine. See, it constantly goes back. He says the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. In other words, why are we supposed to be patient? It’s because the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. The root word, the root Greek word of the word compassion is this word of move to the bowels, like moved in the gut. It’s like when someone is moved with compassion, there’s something deep seated within my soul, within my gut, where I care for that person, where I’m thinking about that person, where I’m agonizing over that person. And what James is basically saying is the Lord God himself is moved when he thinks of you to the gut." [25:24]
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1. "In our fast-paced world, especially in a city like New York, patience is a rare commodity. We live in a culture that values speed and efficiency, often at the expense of our mental and spiritual well-being. The pressure to succeed quickly can lead to feelings of inadequacy and impatience. This impatience can manifest in various aspects of our lives, from our careers to our relationships, and can lead us to make hasty decisions that we later regret." [06:44]
2. "The wisdom of this age basically tells us more drive, more ambition, and you know what I'd like to admit here before you all? I love it. I mean, this is why I moved to this city. This is what the city has been built on—this kind of drive and energy and accomplishment. And yet here James is teaching us about this is what wisdom looks like. It doesn't mean we remove all of our ambition. Instead, what we do is we do what we can, but we've released like a farmer who has done the work that a farmer can to plow, to sow, to till. And yet when it comes down to the crop and when it yields in season or out of season, I release this and I wait patiently for it and I stand firm." [10:52]
3. "Jesus enters into the world as a three M an hour God who's walking everywhere. It's like, Jesus, you could probably fly to places like Superman, but he chooses to walk 3 miles an hour. Now I know what you're thinking, you're like, actually Drew, in Manhattan, it's more like five miles per hour. That's what walking is like, okay, so like I get it, you overachievers, three miles an hour. He reflects on how that's kind of the average time and speed that a human being walks at. And this is what Jesus does. He comes into the world at such a pace and he talks about how love is slow. It takes time, takes development, takes patience, a patiently waiting for, and the invitation to follow God is not this microwaved, speedy, magic bullet kind of spirituality. It's a spirituality that invites us to follow this three M an hour God." [14:08]
4. "When we're not being able to be patient because we live in a city that is so impatient, what's different about Christian Theology and the Christian perspective on patience is the invitation to be patient is not rooted in your strength and in mine. See, it constantly goes back. He says the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. In other words, why are we supposed to be patient? It's because the Lord is full of compassion and mercy." [25:24]
5. "The Serenity Prayer encapsulates the wisdom of patience beautifully. It is a prayer of surrender, asking God to grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. This prayer invites us to reflect on the areas of our lives where we need to exercise patience and surrender to God's will." [30:37]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Be patient then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the Autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm because the Lord's coming is near. Don't grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The judge is standing at the door. Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy." [00:31]
2. "The wisdom of this age basically tells us more drive, more ambition, and you know what I'd like to admit here before you all? I love it. I mean, this is why I moved to this city. This is what the city has been built on—this kind of drive and energy and accomplishment. And yet here James is teaching us about this is what wisdom looks like. It doesn't mean we remove all of our ambition. Instead, what we do is we do what we can, but we've released like a farmer who has done the work that a farmer can to plow, to sow, to till. And yet when it comes down to the crop and when it yields in season or out of season, I release this and I wait patiently for it and I stand firm." [10:52]
3. "Jesus enters into the world as a three M an hour God who's walking everywhere. It's like, Jesus, you could probably fly to places like Superman, but he chooses to walk 3 miles an hour. Now I know what you're thinking, you're like, actually Drew, in Manhattan, it's more like five miles per hour. That's what walking is like, okay, so like I get it, you overachievers, three miles an hour. He reflects on how that's kind of the average time and speed that a human being walks at. And this is what Jesus does. He comes into the world at such a pace and he talks about how love is slow. It takes time, takes development, takes patience, a patiently waiting for, and the invitation to follow God is not this microwaved, speedy, magic bullet kind of spirituality. It's a spirituality that invites us to follow this three M an hour God." [14:08]
4. "When we're not being able to be patient because we live in a city that is so impatient, what's different about Christian Theology and the Christian perspective on patience is the invitation to be patient is not rooted in your strength and in mine. See, it constantly goes back. He says the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. In other words, why are we supposed to be patient? It's because the Lord is full of compassion and mercy." [25:24]
5. "The Serenity Prayer encapsulates the wisdom of patience beautifully. It is a prayer of surrender, asking God to grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. This prayer invites us to reflect on the areas of our lives where we need to exercise patience and surrender to God's will." [30:37]
6. "The invitation that James gives is basically what does it look like for each one of us to be a person who actually lives with patience that doesn’t lead to grumbling but instead is rooted and firm. Now most of you, you’re listening to this and you’re basically like, okay, I get it, that’s a great moral teaching. Now what’s so different than that than just any kind of moral teacher? If you were to hear that in any kind of talk on patience, hey, be patient in your workplace, be patient in your relationship, most of us would be like, yes, I can see why it would be good to be patient. However, this city is not patient. People looking to cut me off, to get ahead of me, to run ahead. I have to work like crazy, I have to compete like crazy, I have to do whatever I can to shoot my best shot. All right, there’s all these kinds of ways that inculcate into our thinking that tells us no, no, no, don’t be patient. And the question emerges, like, why should we be patient and what’s the unique fundamental difference between just this moral teaching to be patient and the invitation to actually, what’s the Christian difference between being patient? What’s so different about why Christians believe in patience?" [22:29]
7. "When we’re not being able to be patient because we live in a city that is so impatient, what’s different about Christian Theology and the Christian perspective on patience is the invitation to be patient is not rooted in your strength and in mine. See, it constantly goes back. He says the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. In other words, why are we supposed to be patient? It’s because the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. The root word, the root Greek word of the word compassion is this word of move to the bowels, like moved in the gut. It’s like when someone is moved with compassion, there’s something deep seated within my soul, within my gut, where I care for that person, where I’m thinking about that person, where I’m agonizing over that person. And what James is basically saying is the Lord God himself is moved when he thinks of you to the gut." [25:24]
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