On the 9th Day of Christmas

Nine ladies dancing  symbolizes Nine fruit of the Spirit – Gal. 5:22-23

The Fruit of the Holy Spirit is a biblical term that sums up nine attributes of a Christian life according to Saint Paul in his Letter to the Galatians: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

Forbearance is restraint, tolerance, patience, resignation, endurance, fortitude, stoicism