Patience has been described as, “The quality you admire in the driver behind you, but can’t stand in the driver in front of you.”

For most of us patience is hard. But in the weeks leading up to Advent, and during Advent itself, we’re told over and over again to prepare—to wait with patience—for the coming of the Lord, past and future.

And so, it’s a refreshing contrast in this Second Week of Advent, that we, along with the original recipients of 2 Peter are strongly encouraged to give focus not to our own patience, but instead to consider and rest in the gracious patience of the Lord.

Turns out he’s really good at it.