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COMPASSION—WITHOUT FATIGUE
THINK BACK to December 26, 2004, to the tsunami that struck South Asia and the staggering loss of life, which approached a quarter of a million. Then think of the almost immediate floodtide of aid from around the globe. For example, in just ten days the UN received from its member nations 80 percent of the aid requested. Organizations such as the Red Cross and Oxfam were instantly deluged with donations from individuals. And, by most accounts, the aid, swiftly put to work, changed the course of the calamity. So many lives that might have been lost in the aftermath were not. Rescue and recovery efforts—well run and well funded—turned back the tide of tragedy again and again.
Fast-forward to August 2005, to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that struck the Gulf Coast of America, and to the tragic loss of more than one thousand lives. The torrent of aid that poured in from across the US and around the globe dwarfed several of the earlier records set following the tsunami. Again, the aid repeatedly restarted and restored lives and families and businesses.
About the author
Channing Walker is a contributing editor and a Christian Science practitioner. He lives in Glendora, California.

December 5, 2005 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from WENDY P. WACHTEL, CAROL CUMMINGS, CHARLES LINDAHL, MEG COWAN
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'Who's that?'
KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Roger Campbell, Virginia Norton, Ramit Plushnick-Masti
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The Identity Divine Love Reveals
BY BARBARA COOK SPENCER
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GOD'S CHILD—that means something!
BY DAVID STEVENS
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'What does it mean to you that you're spiritual?'
with contributions from JASON MARSH, LAMEICE HARDING, MICHEL NYEMECK, PETER JACKSON, D. GRANT MCINTOSH, INEZ MAUBANE
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'If I'm not a teacher...
BY TONI KYRIAKAKIS
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a fresh start
BY STARR URBATSCH
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A TREE FALLS AND NEIGHBORS DRAW TOGETHER
PHOTO AND TEXT BY BETTY PRESS
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LIVING OUTWARD
BY JULIE FURBUSH
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PERSISTENCE, NOT DISCOURAGEMENT
Noel Fischer
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COMPASSION—WITHOUT FATIGUE
CHANNING WALKER
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PAIN AND SELF-DOUBT YIELD TO PRAYER
DON ALUSIC
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QUICK HEALING OF BROKEN PELVIC BONE
SUZANNE LOVINS