Blessed Are the Patient

ScriptureIsaiah 30:15 (NRSVUE)For thus said the Lord God,the Holy One of Israel:In returning and rest you shall be saved;in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.PoemBrian Zahnd, Blessed Are the PatientA woman in the kitchen baking breadA farmer in the field sowing seedBoth know they must trust toTiny miracles of fermentation and germinationJesus says—This is how the kingdom of heaven comesQuiet and slow, almost unobservedNothing like tramping armies on the marchOr the inane noise of political campaignsViolence is swift and lies are loudSo the kingdom of heaven is slow and quietBlessed are the patientFor theirs is the way of heavenBlessed are the patientFor they'll be proved wiseBlessed are the patientFor time is on their sideInstead of fighting, striving, connivingThey can wait for the bread to riseThey can wait for the wheat to ripenCauses, crusades, and campaigns cannot waitAnd for this reason they cannot be wise"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread"Those in a hurry to change the worldJust make the world more of what it is—Loud and proud and boundTo the powers that beSo Jesus alludes to something otherA woman in her kitchen sipping teaA farmer on the porch with his pipeShe's waiting for the bread to riseHe's waiting for the rains to comeAnd Jesus whispers—This is the way to beBlessed are the patientFor they do it rightBlessed are the patientFor they keep their peaceBlessed are the patientFor they change the world(Without even knowing it) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.