"A Lesson from Worcestershire Sauce About Patience" - by Rev. Weldon Bares

In the mid-1800s, an English traveler, Lord Marcus Sandy, was in Bombay, India. At a restaurant, he was served a delicious sauce. He liked it so much that he asked for the recipe and took it back home to Worcester, England, to Lea and Perrins, the famous maker of condiments, to see if they could duplicate it.

They tried their best, but when Lord Sandy tasted the sauce, he concluded that it was not nearly as good as the sauce he had enjoyed in India.

Lea and Perrins then put the sauce aside in a barrel in their basement and forgot about it. Two years later, someone found the sauce and tasted it. The flavor was incredible. They observed, “Time has worked a miracle.” That was the day that Worcestershire Sauce was born, though I still wonder how to pronounce it correctly.

You know, one of the hardest things for most of us to do is wait. We want it right now, but some of the best things in life take some time to develop. Blessed are those who have the patience to wait.

One of the Bible's most interesting and practical books is the book of Proverbs. Consider two statements from this Old Testament book. “A patient person has great understanding, but a quick-tempered person displays folly.” (Proverbs 14:29) And “Better a patient person than a warrior.” (Proverbs 16:32)

The Apostle Paul listed patience as evidence of God’s Spirit in our lives. (Galatians 5:22)

Let’s remember that some of the best things in life take time to develop. May God give us today the gift of patience!