Patience Can Be
- Dec 21, 2021
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 28, 2025
Power
Genius
A skill
Endurance
Fortitude
Good sense
Forbearance
A divine gift
Steadfastness
Perseverance
Long-suffering
A quiet virtue
Sorrow’s salve
An act of faith
Enduring trials
A great treasure
Not just waiting
A calm endurance
Slowness to anger
A virtue from God
An act of service
Part of Godliness
The soul of peace
The art of hoping
A necessary school
An act of humility
The key of content
A powerful warrior
The key to paradise
An attribute of God
What God has for us
A form of kindness
A conquering virtue
A fruit of the Spirit
A kind of heroic pride
Keeping anger in check
Keeping our mouth shut
Stamina or persistence
Beautiful in any of us
Endurance of suffering
The remedy of injuries
The companion of wisdom
Accepting or tolerating
A bandaid for all sores
An even sea in all winds
The prerequisite to love
A key element of success
Constitutional fortitude
A product of self-control
Waiting without complaint
Persevering towards a goal
Waiting without complaining
A command, not a suggestion
The best remedy for all evils
Bitter, but its fruit is sweet
Part of the fruit of the Spirit
Constancy in labour or exertion
Enduring difficult circumstances
The best remedy for every trouble
Perseverance in the face of delay
Suffering insults without bitterness
Enduring discomfort without complaint
When we love others more than ourselves
Waiting calmly for or through something
When we value others ahead of ourselves
Christian submission to the divine will
Ability to work toward a long-term goal
One of the most valuable virtues of life
Restraint and tolerance under provocation
The finest and worthiest part of fortitude
Endurance without murmuring or fretfulness
Enduring trials and suffering without complaint
Enduring for a while without giving in to anger
Not a single virtue, but a combination of others
Expectantly waiting for a promise to be fulfilled
Suffering without complaining or becoming annoyed
Perseverance to overcome a serious setback in life
Bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint
Delaying gratification until the proper time for it
The level of endurance we can have before disrespect
Bearing offenses and injuries without anger or revenge
Getting treated unfairly without whining or retaliating
Not passive, on the contrary, it is concentrated strength
Loved in a child, praised in the young, admired in the old
Waiting out life’s hardships without frustration or despair
Waiting long for justice or expected good without discontent
Long and patient enduring of injury, trouble, or provocation
Forbearance of other people, their demands and their failings
A calm temper which bears evils without murmuring or discontent
Being able to wait calmly in the face of frustration or adversity
Accepting or tolerating a situation without getting angry or upset
Handling the weakness and the shortcomings of others with kindness
Tolerance of provocation without responding in disrespect or anger
Enduring or remaining under challenges and difficult circumstances
Staying calm while we're waiting for an outcome that we need or want
Even more rarely manifested in the intellect than it is in the temper
A light or guide to help the soul perceive the insignificance of trials
The ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties
The work of the Holy Ghost in anyone who has accepted the gift of salvation
Being able to wait for a long amount of time without getting irritated or bored
Generosity, smiling at the world even when it seems to be conspiring against us
A virtue by which we bear the trials of this life with resignation to God's will
Accepting or tolerating delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset
Forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties
Accepting or tolerating delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset
Being able to control our own reactions to a situation, and endure it without complaint
Accepting or tolerating delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious
A quality of self-restraint or of not giving way to anger, even in the face of provocation
The ballast of the soul, that will keep it from rolling and tumbling in the greatest storms
The calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one we have in mind
The ability to wait peacefully, when everything in us wants to rush forward, take action and do something
When we remove ourselves from the centre of our universe and the throne of our hearts and surrender to God
The suffering of afflictions, pain, toil, calamity, provocation or other evil, with a calm, unruffled temper
Accepting that we are no more important than anyone else, and there is no particular reason why we should not wait
Surrendering and accepting what can’t be changed as reality rather than fighting against it and trying to change it
The particular virtue we need to help us to bear sadness in such a way that we do not abandon the good course for our lives
An ability to trust that life works out as it should, to surrender to what is at the moment, while having faith in the future
A decision-making problem, involving the choice of either a small reward in the short-term, versus a more valuable reward in the long-term
A most precious jewel: though no ray of light comes near it, it is radiant with imperishable beauty; its brightness remains even in the deep night