Day Sixteen // March 14 // Growing Gentleness & Patience “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” – Nelson Henderson –
It’s not unfamiliar. We’ve all heard Henderson’s words before and, more, we’ve all been the benefactors of them. With great humility, I think back upon all the saints who invested in me – who saw something in me that I didn’t even see in myself. I think of the Sunday School teacher who taught me the Lord’s Prayer. I think of the chaplain who introduced me to grace. I think of the great list of individuals who, fighting their own strident urges, took the time to notice and to care. I think of them and am aware that I will never be able to repay their kindness: their patient hours of gentleness that taught me, changed me and urged me on the path
