Our Daily Bread

A young Christian man asked an elderly believer to pray that he would have more patience. The older man got down on his knees and began, “Lord, send this young man tribulation in the morning; send this young man tribulation in the afternoon; send this young man—” At that point the young Christian blurted out, “No, no, I didn’t ask you to pray for tribulation. I wanted you to pray for patience.” “Ah,” responded the wise Christian, “it’s through tribulation that we learn patience.”