Father,

I am so glad you have blessed us with unique character traits that keep giving us the power we need and that keep sustaining us in the midst of inevitable hardships. Thank you for the fruits of the spirit, peace and patience, that you make so readily available to us. It is only through endurance that these gifts shine through. With them, we can process both the exciting and unwelcome events in our lives with a more godly understanding which in turn helps us to trust your ways and your timing. By trusting you instead of our changing circumstances, we find changeless grace and abiding peace.

Amen