Evening: Psalms 67, 96; Isaiah 62:6-12; 2 Timothy 4:1-11
What happens in you when someone tries to convince you about what you think is their whacky idea? What do you do when they are annoyingly persistent and patient with you? Today is St. Mark’s Day. He probably was used to people being impatient with his whacky ideas about a man called Jesus. Paul, with whom Mark sometimes travelled, taught: “Be persistent whether the time is favourable or unfavourable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience ...” I need most that last part - utmost patience, whether listening to whacky ideas or speaking them! Because patience cuts both ways.
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