Patience [ source ] [ pay -shehns] quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness when confronted with delay "You tilled the soil of my life so patiently Grace to grace you held my hand faithfully Transformed my worries into peace Springing from the ground you helped me see that I am blooming." (Shaida Escoffery, 'Blooming') There is something about plants these days that is teaching me a lot about my relationship with God. With each artist I've featured so far, there's been some theme that's come out of our conversations related to God's creation: it's intricacies, it's depth, it's need for care and cultivation by a patient gardener willing to endure the elements, or even the failures, and especially the waiting. Oh Lord, the waiting. I know all of us have been there a...