Dear Father, I came across two words in Scripture that are not commonly found together. It says, "And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised." The key words are waiting and patiently. Having realized how difficult it is to wait, the scripture still found it necessary to describe not just the action of waiting, but also the attitude Abraham portrayed while waiting. Isn't it counterintuitive to combine the words waiting and patiently? Sincerely, it seems enough that I have to wait. Why should it matter how I wait? Yet Scripture suggests that the attitude portrayed during the wait is also important. How difficult it is to wait patiently! Waiting is often made easier when all the details are available. For instance, how long is the wait? What is the reason for the wait? What do I do while I wait? Yet, even when we are aware of the answer to the last question, it is often difficult to convince ourselves of the logic behind the second. And we are usually almost completely ignorant of the answer to the first. I guess this is where trust is built--not in the fluency of words we speak to reveal our faith in You, not in perfect conditions where there is no reason to doubt, but in the attitude we portray while we wait. Difficult as it may be, it is true that our attitude is the mirror of our hearts. It is the most efficient revealer of the depth of our trust. Father, help me to cultivate the virtue of patience. Translations: Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu #LettertoGod #waiting #patience #trust #faith