ADVENT Day 11...(Deuteronomy 9; Psalm 101)..."Eighty Days of Dedication"

In today's reading, I noticed something for the first time. Moses lay prostrate before the Lord 40 days and nights twice. Once to receive the 10 Commandments and a second time to plea for mercy for the rebellious people...including Aaron. On both occasions he lived off water. Forty days in the Bible indicates an extended time. This means Moses endured eighty days or two extended times for his receiving the Ten Commandments and pleading for his people. What dedication! I wonder why we grow so impatient in spending time with the Lord and in seasons of prayer. Advent and Lent offer great opportunities to ask such questions.