Patience is the ability to give something beautiful time to grow. I cannot shout at the seedling and reproach it for not yet being a beautiful plant that refuses to unfold its full splendor. Give it space, water it from time to time in the right measure, and rejoice in the small steps by which it thrives, to become what was placed within it — its destiny.

— Jan Dobutowitsch (b. 1979), Diakon und Autor christlicher Aphorismen

Topics: Patience & Waiting, Growth & Character

Jan Dobutowitsch

Jan Dobutowitsch (* 1979) ist ein deutscher Diakon, Gestalter und Autor christlicher Aphorismen. Bekannt ist er für prägnante Sinnsprüche und geistliche Impulse zu Themen wie Glaubenspraxis, Aufrichtigkeit und Anbetung. In christlichen Medien und Gemeindepublikationen dienen seine Gedanken heute als alltagsnahe Anregungen für Andacht und Reflexion.

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