Patience in a Bottle

If they sold patience in a bottle, I sure would be the first in line to buy it. Just two minutes ago, however, I learned a little about patience from a bottle! For those who may not drink Kombucha, it is a fermented tea that contains many great benefits for strengthening you body's immunity. I have been drinking it for a while now and am fully aware that if you open a bottle of it too quickly, you run the risk of this drink spewing everywhere! (Trust me...it has happened more than once.) Tonight I was opening a bottle and could tell it was an active one, so I took it slowly. This particular one took longer than most others as I had to let it sit after slightly moving the lid to open, then sit again, then open slightly, then sit....well, you get the point. As I waited and waited, I thought of the similarities of the adoption. We hear one little piece of news, then sit and wait. We hear another bit of news, then wait. So they may not bottle patience, but this particular bottle sure taught me a lesson about my need for it as we wait!