"To wait is not merely to remain impassive. It is to expect--to look for with patience, and also with submission. It is to long for, but not impatiently; to look for, but not to fret at the delay; to watch for, but not restlessly; to feel that if he does not come, we will acquiesce, and yet to refuse to let the mind acquiesce in the feeling that he will not come."
- Dr. A.B. Davidson, Waiting on God (quoted in The Hidden Life of Prayer by David McIntyre)
ac·qui·esce/ˌakwēˈes/
Verb: Accept something reluctantly but without protest.
im·pas·sive/imˈpasiv/
Adjective: Not feeling or showing emotion.
