If we listen, we will at times realize a tension within. The spring wants to unwind all at once, of course. But the escapement holds it back, letting it unwind one little notch at a time.
Patience is a fruit.
It not only leads to a valuable crop, it is the produce itself. The escapement of patience. Waiting and trials can seem harder and longer each cycle they come, but the glory is growing. You HAVE SEEN what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.