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Summary
- The King James Version translates the Greek hypomonē, steadfast endurance, as “patience” 29 of the 32 times it appears, as in James 1:3 and Hebrews 12:1; makrothymia, patience with people, is usually “longsuffering.”
- Short prayers for endurance cover exhaustion, strength of will, wanting to quit, long illness or caregiving, recurring temptation, loneliness, starting again and feeling overwhelmed.
- Prayers for patience cover other people, parenting, work, marriage, waiting and anger.
- Traditional prayers are quoted from the 1888 Catholic Manual of Prayers (“For the gift of Patience,” “A Prayer for Patience”), the 1928 Book of Common Prayer (Palm Sunday and Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany collects) and Longfellow’s translation of Saint Teresa’s bookmark.
- Scripture’s examples of endurance include the farmer and Job (James 5:7–11), and Jesus’ words “In your patience possess ye your souls” (Luke 21:19).
- Anyone for whom giving up means ending their life can call or text 988 in the US or call Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK and Ireland.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (1611), text of Project Gutenberg eBook no. 10 (Psalm 37:7; Proverbs 14:29; 15:18; Isaiah 40:31; Lamentations 3:22–23; Matthew 11:28; Luke 21:19; Romans 5:3–4; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 13:4; 2 Corinthians 4:8–9, 16; Galatians 5:22; 6:9; Ephesians 4:2; Colossians 1:11; 3:13; Hebrews 12:1; James 1:3; 5:7, 11). https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10
- Blue Letter Bible. “Strong’s G5281 – hypomonē.” https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g5281/kjv/tr/0-1/
- Blue Letter Bible. “Strong’s G3115 – makrothymia.” https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g3115/kjv/tr/0-1/
- A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity, prepared and published by order of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore. New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1888. Occasional Prayers, “For the gift of Patience,” p. 169; Devotions for the Sick, “A Prayer for Patience,” pp. 465–466. https://archive.org/details/AManualOfPrayers1888/page/465/mode/1up
- The Book of Common Prayer (Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.), Standard Book of 1928. The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Collect, p. 114; Palm Sunday, Collect, p. 134. PDF facsimile: https://www.artisticdailyprayers.org/uploads/3/0/1/6/30164961/bcp1928std.pdf
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, trans. “Santa Teresa’s Book-Mark.” The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Project Gutenberg eBook no. 1365. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1365
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. https://988lifeline.org/
- Samaritans. “Contact a Samaritan.” https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
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