The need for slowness
We were recently visit ing f r iends in Bandera where there is a wonderful restaurant, The Old Forge. Whoa, so scrumptious! A large sign within read, “It’s Worth The Wait.” What does waiting entail? Patience—a quality sadly lacking in American culture that tends more to move at near the speed of light. There is a saying that has gone around over the past, recent years: “Wait for it…” Love takes patience. Albert Einstein once said that time is relative. It’s short for a man who has his hands on a hot oven; it’s long for a fellow waiting for a kiss. Love and hurry are incompatible. When Paul describes love in the beloved thirteenth chapter of First Corinthians, the first thing he says is (wait for it)— “Love is patient.” He goes on to write what that means—love bears all things; love endures all things.
