Energetic and Patient

For the person
with get-up-and-go,
being patient enough
can be tough,
as some of us know.
But for followers of Christ
it must be done.
Mary Baker Eddy once wrote:
"The loving patience of Jesus,
we must strive to emulate."*
And strife it will
sometimes seem.
But we can take heart
that we don't tackle alone
this heavenly demand.
If we do our part,
God will give us
the strength we need
to carry out this comand.
And the fall-out from doing this?
it makes life go better for us,
certainly.
But more important,
it blesses our fellowman
more widely than we can tell.


*Miscellaneous Writings
          (page 7)