{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Open Hands and Surrendered Heart","provider_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/nahnychuk","title":"Patient Enduring - Open Hands and Surrendered Heart","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WClVqwlr2U\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/nahnychuk\/2019\/06\/05\/patient-enduring\/\">Patient Enduring<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/nahnychuk\/2019\/06\/05\/patient-enduring\/embed\/#?secret=WClVqwlr2U\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Patient Enduring&#8221; &#8212; Open Hands and Surrendered Heart\" data-secret=\"WClVqwlr2U\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/nahnychuk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/nahnychuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2018\/09\/f21ba59f-42ce-40f1-879a-94f9db8042eb.jpg","thumbnail_width":960,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God&#8217;s Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. \u00a0Rev 1:9 \u00a0\u00a0 Patient Endurance. \u00a0I started a study on the book of Revelations. \u00a0In the first chapter, I was grabbed by these words, and I dwelled on them for quite a while. \u00a0Patient endurance. \u00a0What does that mean? \u00a0What does that look like? \u00a0Why is this part of how Jesus calls us? \u00a0I like to think that I am a patient, calm person. \u00a0Waiting and enduring in this process of life. \u00a0Waiting for residency papers, waiting to travel, waiting for ministry, waiting for groups and visitors, waiting for direction and guidance; waiting. \u00a0To have the strength and ability, the endurance, to embrace fully, this life, this country, this culture and language. To endure through times of transition.\u00a0 To endure through the times of joyfulness or sadness. \u00a0But I have to admit,\u00a0I&#8217;ve been impatient and frustrated in these processes. \u00a0Sometimes really, really frustrated. \u00a0I question my &#8216;endurance&#8217;, question my direction and question myself. \u00a0But I also have to admit that I have been called; I placed my life in His hands. \u00a0I only need to continue walking forward. \u00a0Saying Yes. Patiently Enduring. What did this look like in May? \u00a0Let me start by sharing about life [&hellip;]"}