And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Patience means practicing forgiveness. To give patience is a far greater gift than to give money. The one who gives money to one who asks of him does indeed do a fine and admirable deed, but such a gift touches only the body. Spiritual gifts touch the soul with redemption. Hence one who forgives does good both to his own soul and to that of the one who has received forgiveness. .
