!["Waiting for Fruits" painting by Zlatko Prica, 1958](https://www.immanuelpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Waiting-for-Fruits-by-Zlatko-Prica-1958-2.jpg)
How to Be Patient… RIGHT NOW!!
Scripture: James 5:7-11, Galatians 5:22-23 (NRSV)
The world is waiting right now.
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- Waiting for stimulus checks
- or quarantine cuts at the barber or hair salon.
- Waiting for test results from the doctor
- or waiting for a vaccine.
- Waiting for worship together in the sanctuary.
- Waiting for our business to re-start.
- Waiting to get more hours at work.
- Waiting for when we can just get to a “new normal.”
We need patience now more than ever. Patience is a strong word. One Bible dictionary defines it as “God-given restraint.”
Patience stays steady in the face of provocation. Patience is about staying alert, prepared, poised, and hopeful in seasons of waiting or suffering. Patience is not only a virtue…patience is a fruit of the Spirit. Let us look to our God who is slow to anger for help.
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May 17th Service Bulletin and Bible Study
Sermon Artwork: “Waiting for Fruits” by Zlatko Prica, 1958
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