DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 36; Psalms 9-10; Matt. 20:17-34
But let patience have her perfect work… James 1:4
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Jas. 5:7
The book of James begins and ends with the theme of patience. Faith waits for that which it cannot see; it exhibits the patience of hope. And while faith waits, it works. Faith works with a humble heart, a helping hand, a tempered tongue and a persistent prayer. “Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh” (Jas. 5:8).
—D. Pickup
I wonder, have I cared enough for others,
Or have I let them die alone?
I might have helped a wand’rer to the Saviour,
The seed of precious life I might have sown.
—Edwin Young