Patience is foundation for love.

Patience really is about accepting, for if you are patient toward others, you accept where they are on their journey. You may not wish to be at the same spot in the journey, but you accept that position nevertheless. When you accept that position, you can be patient when you observe someone’s behavior different from your perspective.

Patience, therefore, is an expression of God’s presence in society. Impatience obviously is a rejection, not only of the individual, but of God, for God is always immutably patient. It is that patience that serves as a foundation for unconditional love. Love grows out of patience. Patience also grows out of love, but love does not exist in a vacuum. Love needs to be expressed. The expression is through patience and that expression reaffirms the presence of love. You are asked, therefore, to exercise a quiet presence that demonstrates patience as an illustration of love.

Compassion also is an illustration of love. It also affirms the value of love, for love without compassion, just as love without patience, is not really love. Allow yourself the luxury of growing in patience as you seek to grow in compassion. That patience, that compassion strengthens your sense of connection in the circle within which you are active.