PRAYING HANDS

There are hands that help and comfort,
Hands that plan and teach,
Hands that rest and hands that strive
For a goal just out of reach,
Hands that grasp and hands that give,
Hands that work and play,
Friendly hands and loving hands
That soothes life's cares away.
But praying hands are dearest
In the sight of God above
For in their sweet and earnest clasp
Are reverence and love.
No hands can do an unkind act
Nor cause another care
Nor sin against Our Father's love
When they are clasped in prayer.
Author Unknown

Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
Saint Francis de Sales

The strongest of all warriors are these two – time and patience.
Leo Tolstoy

Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
Ambrose Bierce

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.
Michel de Montaigne

One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
Chinese Proverb

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
Jean de La Fontaine

Patience is also a form of action.
Auguste Rodin

Endurance is patience concentrated.
Thomas Carlyle

Patience is passion tamed.
Lyman Abbott

A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. Show me thy ways, O Lord, teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. Amen.
Psalm 25:4-5

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
John Quincy Adams

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith, one should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

When clouds form in the skies we know that rain will follow, but we must wait for it.
Nothing will be achieved by attempting to interfere with the future before the time is ripe. Patience is needed.
I Ching

Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off.
Author Unknown

All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope.
Alexandre Pere

Infinite patience brings immediate results.
Wayne Dyer

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
Saadi

A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:11

Patience is the companion of wisdom.
St. Augustine

Patience and fortitude conquer all things.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

The secret of patience is doing something else in the meantime.
Author Unknown

Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart.
Author Unknown

Patience with others is love.
Patience with self is hope.
Patience with God is faith.
Adel Bestavros

Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains all that it strives for. He who has God finds he lacks nothing; God alone suffices.
St. Teresa of Avila

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22

The chemist who can extract from his heart’s elements compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise, and forgiveness and compound them into one can create that atom which is called love.
Kahil Gibran

Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner, you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.
Leonardo DaVinci

Have courage for the great sorrows of life, and patience for the small ones. And when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in Peace. God is awake.
Victor Hugo

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
1 Timothy 6:11

If we begin with certainities, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and we are patient in them, we shall end in certainities.
Sir Francis Bacon

I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a transformer in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader.
Stephen R. Covey

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.
Ralph Marston

Dear Lord, thank you for guiding me through the problems of the day. Help me to see the light in the darkness. Grant me understanding. Let me never be afraid of endings or beginnings. I will try to add patience to the changes in my life, but I need your help. Warm my heart, soften my rigid walls, bend my pride and open my eyes and ears. Bless me with patience not only in my speaking, but in my doing. When I am in the shadows or eager to charge ahead, grant me wisdom and help me to scatter patience and calm. Remind me that it is okay to sit and listen – to wait. Help me to see that patience is a gift not only to me, but to be shared with others. I thank you for your gentle guidance - knowing that you will lead me safely through all things, but I must be patient. Remind me that you are at work within me and around me. Help me to be trusting - to do it your way and in your time. Amen.

Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
Harriet Tubman

I see your hand, Lord, in everything around me,
And in every aspect of my life, I see your will….
I see your plan, Lord, in all the years behind me.
And in the days and years to come, I’ll trust you still.
Jeremiah 29:11

Those who trust in the Lord for help
will find their strength renewed.
They will rise on wings like eagles;
they will run and not get weary;
they will walk and not grow weak.
Isaiah 40:31

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts
they perform for us in our time of need.
I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

You go no where by accident.
Wherever you go, God is sending you.
Wherever you are, God has put you there.
He has a purpose in your being there.
Christ who dwells in you has something
He wants to do through you where you are.
Believe this and go in His grace and love and power.
Richard C. Halverson, Chaplain of the United States Senate


O God, help me to touch someone today with my eyes,
my words, my smile, my voice, my laughter, Your word.
Change my life, so I can make a difference.
Let my actions bring someone closer to you.
Help me to make Christmas last all year.
Help me to use my gifts for Jesus.

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