Patience is a Virtue

My son has a real interest in gardening.  He loves planting, growing and particularly loves harvesting.  What he struggles with, of course, is being patient.  Gardening requires a lot of patience.  Preparing the soil, planting seeds and plants at the right time, watering, protecting, feeding – until, in time, a harvest comes. 

Jesus uses illustrations from farming life as we see in the gospels and so does James.  James wants to remind the followers of Jesus that patience is a mark of discipleship, so he turns to an agricultural example.