PATIENCE
Illustration★★★★As a young Frenchman pushed his son’s carriage down the street, the youngster howled with rage. “Please, Bernard, con- trol yourself...Easy there, Bernard, keep calm!” the father said quietly. “Congratulations, Monsieur,” said a woman who had been watching. “You know just how to speak to infants —calmly and gently, and with great patience.” Then she said, “So the little fellow is named Bernard?” “No, madame,” corrected the father. “His name is Andre. ’’m Bernard.”
The point
A French father calmly manages his son's tantrum, illustrating patience as both a parenting skill and a spiritual virtue.
Scripture
Ephesians 4:2
Audience
Adults
Tone
Gentle · Instructive
To tell aloud
under a minute · 74 words
Subjects