The Patience of Job

Having the patience of Job is a common saying, even if people don’t really know its origins. Job, of course, was the biblical character that suffered greatly before God restored him. But if you read the Book of Job, it’s not at all clear that he really had much patience because patience is really, really hard. 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 says, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not sel...