patience

"Sure Shimai, you 'heard it from the Lord,' whatever you say, old friend.  Let's just finish cleaning off this altar.  I wish you'd just focus on doing what we know we need to do; our duties!  Why should we ever think beyond that?  The Almighty has enough to worry about without adding our little day-to-day concerns.  Don't you think?"

     "If you don't hand me the keys, I'm going to pull the trigger!"
     "The jury has determined that you are guilty of all charges."
     "Sir, we could not find your child."
    
     Those have to be some of the very worst statements ever uttered.  Here's a worse one I read today: "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God."