Patience: a quote and a new poem

“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.” Teresa of Avila

How long must I stand on this hill?
how long will the struggle last?
how long will i hold onto hope?
not having attained
not having arrived
not having seen
not having become
Lord, thou knowest the time
Thou alone knowest the hour
Thou knowest the struggle
I wait on thy power.

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[Quotes on Patience]

Great and memorable patience quote and poem.

I'd like to share this one:

"Patience is the support of weakness; impatience is the ruin of strength."

And this one:

"Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius."