Prayers About Patience
Find 50 prayers about Patience to guide, comfort, and strengthen your faith.
Trust in the Lord and Do Good
Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. For they will wither quickly like grass and fade like the green herb. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.
Psalm 37:1-7 (BSB)
BiblicalPrayer for Patience
Lord, I do not know what to ask of You. You alone know what I need. I simply present myself before You; I open my heart to You. Behold my needs which I myself do not know; see and do according to Your tender mercy. Smite or heal, depress me or raise me up. I adore all Your purposes without knowing them. I am silent; I offer myself in sacrifice. I yield myself to You; I would have no other desire than to accomplish Your will. Teach me to pray; pray Yourself in me.
François Fénelon (d. 1715, public domain)
SaintThe Fruit of the Spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.
Galatians 5:22-25 (BSB)
BiblicalI Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul
O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty. I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, both now and forevermore.
Psalm 131 (BSB)
BiblicalThere Is a Time for Everything
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-4, 11 (BSB)
BiblicalHow Long, O Lord?
How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me? Consider me and respond, O Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death. But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me.
Psalm 13 (BSB)
BiblicalThose Who Wait on the Lord
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:28-31 (BSB)
BiblicalLet Us Run with Endurance
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2 (BSB)
BiblicalPrayer for Contentment
Lord, teach me to be content with what I have. Free me from the restless striving for more and the anxious comparison with others. Help me to see the abundance of Your blessings in my life today. Give me a grateful heart that recognizes Your goodness in both plenty and want. Let me find my sufficiency in You, for You alone are enough. Through Christ, who though He was rich became poor for our sake. Amen.
Traditional prayer for contentment
TraditionalMy Soul Finds Rest in God Alone
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will never be shaken. Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor rest on God; He is my strong rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge.
Psalm 62:1-2, 5-8 (BSB)
BiblicalTeach Us to Number Our Days
Lord, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. Teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom. Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands; yes, establish the work of our hands!
Psalm 90:1-2, 12, 14, 17 (BSB)
BiblicalHe Put a New Song in My Mouth
I waited patiently for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up out of the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord. Blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
Psalm 40:1-4 (BSB)
BiblicalDo Not Repay Evil for Evil
Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For 'whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their prayer.'
1 Peter 3:8-12 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
Reinhold Niebuhr (public domain)
TraditionalPrayer of St. Francis de Sales
Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life; rather look to them with full hope that as they arise, God, whose very own you are, will lead you safely through all things; and when you cannot stand it, God will carry you in His arms. Do not fear what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you then and every day. He will either shield you from suffering or will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations.
St. Francis de Sales (d. 1622)
SaintOut of the Depths I Cry to You
Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord. O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. If You, O Lord, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand? But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared. I wait for the Lord; my soul does wait, and in His word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning.
Psalm 130:1-6 (BSB)
BiblicalMy Grace Is Sufficient
My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (BSB)
BiblicalAll Things Work Together for Good
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:28-31 (BSB)
BiblicalGod Is the Strength of My Heart
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; my foothold had nearly given way. Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may declare all Your works.
Psalm 73:1-2, 25-26, 28 (BSB)
BiblicalTrust in the Lord with All Your Heart
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Greatest of These Is Love
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:1, 4-8, 13 (BSB)
BiblicalPrayer for Advent
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness and put upon us the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which Your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when He shall come again in His glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Collect for the First Sunday of Advent (Book of Common Prayer, 1662)
TraditionalLet Nothing Disturb You
Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.
St. Teresa of Avila (d. 1582)
SaintShow Me Your Ways, O Lord
To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in You I trust; do not let me be ashamed; do not let my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none who wait for You will be put to shame. Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. Remember, O Lord, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O Lord.
Psalm 25:1-7 (BSB)
BiblicalI Know That You Can Do All Things
I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted. You asked, 'Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?' Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You. Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.
Job 42:2-3, 5-6 (BSB)
BiblicalPrayer to Be Filled with the Knowledge of His Will
We have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
Colossians 1:9-12 (BSB)
BiblicalWe Have This Treasure in Jars of Clay
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. We are pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison.
2 Corinthians 4:7-9, 16-17 (BSB)
BiblicalPartakers of the Divine Nature
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
2 Peter 1:3-4 (BSB)
BiblicalIf Any of You Lacks Wisdom
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
James 1:5-6 (BSB)
BiblicalPrayer of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
O my God, I offer You all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to His infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of His merciful love. O my God, I ask of You for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Your holy will, to accept for love of You the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all eternity. Amen.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux (d. 1897)
SaintLead, Kindly Light
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home. Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see the distant scene. One step enough for me. I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou shouldst lead me on. I loved to choose and see my path, but now, lead Thou me on! I loved the garish day, and, in spite of fears, pride ruled my will. Remember not past years. So long Thy power has blessed me, sure it still will lead me on.
Blessed John Henry Newman (1833, public domain)
SaintPrayer from The Imitation of Christ
Grant me, O Lord, to know what I ought to know, to love what I ought to love, to praise what delights You most, to value what is precious in Your sight, to despise what is contemptible to You. Do not let me judge by what I see with my eyes, nor by what I hear with my ears, but let me discern with true judgment between things visible and spiritual, and above all, always to seek Your will and Your good pleasure.
Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (d. 1471, public domain)
SaintPrayer of St. Thomas More
Give me, good Lord, a longing to be with You, not so as to avoid the calamities of this world, nor so much for the joys of heaven, but simply for the love of You. Give me, good Lord, a full faith, a firm hope, and a fervent charity, a love of You incomparably above the love of myself. Give me, good Lord, patience in tribulation and grace in everything to conform my will to Yours.
St. Thomas More (d. 1535)
SaintBlessed Is the Man
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
Psalm 1:1-3 (BSB)
BiblicalRestore Our Fortunes, O Lord
When the Lord restored the captives of Zion, we were like those who dream. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, 'The Lord has done great things for them.' The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negev. Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
Psalm 126 (BSB)
BiblicalYet I Will Rejoice in the Lord
Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the God of my salvation! The Lord GOD is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights.
Habakkuk 3:17-19 (BSB)
BiblicalJacob's Prayer: I Will Not Let You Go Unless You Bless Me
O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O Lord, who said to me, 'Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,' I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. With only my staff I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps. Please rescue me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me and the mothers with the children. I will not let You go unless You bless me.
Genesis 32:9-11, 26 (BSB)
BiblicalHis Mercies Are New Every Morning
Because of the Lord's loving devotion we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in Him. The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Lamentations 3:22-25 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Lord Is Good, a Stronghold in the Day of Trouble
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who take refuge in Him.
Nahum 1:7 (BSB)
BiblicalNow Faith Is
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Hebrews 11:1, 3, 6 (BSB)
BiblicalPrayer of Surrender
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love only what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.
St. Augustine of Hippo (d. 430)
SaintAll Shall Be Well
God said not: Thou shalt not be troubled, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be afflicted. But He said: Thou shalt not be overcome. God wants us to take heed of these words, and always to be strong in sure trust, in weal and woe. For He loves us and delights in us, and so He wishes us to love Him and delight in Him and trust strongly in Him, and all shall be well.
Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love (d. ~1416)
SaintPrayer of St. Thomas Aquinas Before Study
Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of Your light penetrate the darkness of my understanding. Take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance. Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally. Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm. Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion. I ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Thomas Aquinas
SaintTeach Me Your Way, O Lord
Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul, for I am godly. Save Your servant who trusts in You. You are my God; be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long. Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart to fear Your name.
Psalm 86:1-5, 11 (BSB)
BiblicalHear My Prayer, O Lord
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry for help come before You. Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call. For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. My heart is withered like grass, for I forget to eat my food. But You, O Lord, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor; the appointed time has come.
Psalm 102:1-4, 12-13 (BSB)
BiblicalSet a Guard, O Lord, Over My Mouth
O Lord, I call to You; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You. May my prayer be set before You like incense, the lifting up of my hands like the evening offering. Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in wicked deeds with men who do iniquity. But my eyes are fixed on You, O Lord GOD; in You I take refuge; do not leave my soul destitute.
Psalm 141:1-4, 8 (BSB)
BiblicalHannah's Prayer of Thanksgiving
My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation. There is no one holy like the Lord. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
1 Samuel 2:1-2 (BSB)
BiblicalHe Will Sit as a Refiner
But who can endure the day of His coming, and who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner's fire, like a launderer's soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
Malachi 3:2-3 (BSB)
BiblicalCast Your Anxiety on Him
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (BSB)
BiblicalSpeak, Lord, for Your Servant Is Listening
Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.
1 Samuel 3:10 (BSB)
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