But if you are willing to lose yourself, to give yourself away in love, in the service of the gospel, then in the moment of complete abandon, when you think you have lost everything, the miracle takes place and you find yourself – John Stott

 

I was very impatient yesterday. Actually, I frequently am. But in the midst of it, I tried to swallow my frustration and to love instead. Much, much harder than it should have been; it was the smallest of tasks, yet I struggled. This quote comes from my devotions which I was reading that morning.