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Patience—not just waiting
"Be patient!" When I was growing up, I disliked those two words! I thought being patient meant never getting what I wanted. So, for the most part, I became very impatient!
Not until years later, when I was serving as a Christian Science chaplain in a large prison, did I learn something of what patience really means. The prison had three chapels, and I was assigned to one of them. This particular chapel was deep within the prison yard. I would go in, put up a little sign that read "Christian Science Chaplain Present," and sit down and wait. Days went by and no one came. It seemed as though I was wasting my time. I told myself, "Be patient!" But the more I told myself this, the more impatient I became.

February 3, 1997 issue
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Be who you are
Rita Polatin with contributions from Kory Ford, Robert (Robbie) Gallegos
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God hears
Jane Lockhart
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Putting down destructive curiosity
Mark Swinney
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Spiritual transformation and the drug scene: uncovering a "piece of gold"
with contributions from John Totterdale
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A message from John's friend
Andy Briggs
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Embracing all generations in love
Lacy Bell Richter
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Man's built-in purity—a basis for healing
Robert G. Lawrence
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Patience—not just waiting
Richard Amand Hogrefe
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Michigan winter camping—with a difference
by Kim Shippey
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The freedom of spiritual healing
William E. Moody
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Hanging a gift card angel on my Christmas tree brings to mind...
Martha L. Cogan
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I enjoyed running long distance on the cross-country and track...
Michael D. Bergenheim
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In 1995, a fall on the way to work left me unable to put any...
Lauralyn Sparrowhawk
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Letters
with contributions from Barbara Whitewater, William Starr