Christianity
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Patience & Endurance
Patience in the face of suffering, injustice, and delay is celebrated across every tradition as a mark of spiritual maturity. The Arabic sabr, the Hebrew savlanut, and the Buddhist khanti all describe the strength required to endure without losing faith or virtue.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Makrothymia (patience) — fruit of the Spirit
- Key Text
- Galatians 5:22; James 5:7-11; Romans 5:3-4
Islam
- Practice
- Sabr (patience, steadfastness) — rewarded greatly by Allah
- Key Text
- Quran 2:153, 39:10, 3:200
Judaism
- Practice
- Savlanut (patience) — endurance in waiting for God
- Key Text
- Psalm 27:14; Lamentations 3:25-26; Ecclesiastes 7:8
Hinduism
- Practice
- Dhriti (patience, fortitude) as divine quality
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 18:33; 13:7
Buddhism
- Practice
- Khanti (patience) — third paramita, perfection of forbearance
- Key Text
- Dhammapada 184; Khantivadi Jataka (313)