Today as we close the week, we are going to talk about patience with our words. Because we know the power that words can have, when we demonstrate impatience often the result is angry words. One very common place to see frustration boil into anger is in the home. Families raise their voices in anger, and soon chaos, confusion and division results. Another place that I’ve seen frustration boil into anger is in airports. Having traveled often by air, I have watched people lash out and curse at airline attendants for things that they have no control over, like the weather or a mechanical delay. I am always amazed that those who are reacting in anger don’t consider how they are viewed by other people who also have to wait. We all understand that there are inconveniences that happen. The very thing that can be a big blessing and a time saver, flying to your destination, becomes a nuisance. The same thing happens with cell phones. As much of a blessing and a convenience they can be, when they don’t work as designed, people loose patience and get angry. As a reminder as we close this topic, I want you to think about situations or people who make you impatient. As a bit of homework, every time you feel inconvenienced by them or it, make a special effort to be extra patient in return. Not only are you sowing good seed, you are using your words and actions to prove that the love of God is in you and is coming out of you by your actions, and in this specific instance through patience. God is at work in you. You are changing from the inside out, and there is evidence that God’s love is flowing through you by the patience you live out.