Romans 8:25
Romans 8 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Romans 8:25 in the NABRE onlineBut if we hope for that which we see not, we wait for it by patience.
Reflection
If we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Paul is honest that hoping means not having yet. Patience is what fills the gap between the promise and the possession, and it is not the same as resignation.