Saint Gertrude Parish - Lasne

In the internet age, where space and time are dominated by the “here and now,” patience is not welcome. If we were still able to look at creation with wonder, we could understand how crucial patience is. Waiting for the changing seasons and their fruits; observing the lives of animals and the cycles of their development; having the simple gaze of Saint Francis who, in his Canticle of the Creatures composed exactly 800 years ago, perceived creation as one large family and called the sun “brother” and the moon “sister.” [2] Rediscovering patience is very good for oneself and for others. Saint Paul often uses patience to emphasize the importance of perseverance and trust in what God has promised us, but above all, he testifies that God is patient with us, He who is “the God of patience and encouragement” (Rom 15:5). Patience, which is also a fruit of the Holy Spirit, keeps hope alive and strengthens it as a virtue and a way of life. Let us therefore learn to often ask for the grace of patience, which is the daughter of hope and at the same time sustains it.