God of patience, who has seen the end from the beginning, help us to accept graciously not receiving what we desire, that we would not turn our disappointment into rage but turn to you and one another for solace and wisdom so that love might soothe the loss, through Christ our brother, who gave up all things for our sake and now reigns forever with you and the Holy Spirit in glory. Amen.
‘He said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Doctor, cure yourself!’ And you will say, ‘Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum.’ … [Yet] There were many with a skin disease in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage.’ – Luke 4:23, 27-28