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Quietness and healing
“Quietness promotes healing.” I saw this statement on a poster in the main lobby of a hospital. Having recently served in a Christian Science nursing facility, I could embrace the request to limit unnecessary noise and chatter. After all, who doesn’t desire a bit of peace and quiet when feeling challenged mentally or physically?
The poster, which also included a yellow smiley face with a finger to its lips, was clearly asking for quiet in the physical area, especially when in the patients’ environs. Anything that promotes or contributes to a healing atmosphere is commendable. But I wondered, Is there more to this connection between quietness and healing than just a quiet physical environment?

October 5, 2020 issue
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From the readers
Truth Johnston, Avi Sabavala
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A wider reach
Ethel A. Baker
Articles
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Stillness that heals loneliness
Chris Jones
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Quietness and healing
Liisa Nichols
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You can’t be isolated from God
Judith Hedrick
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Don’t participate in the dream—awake to reality
Warren Berckmann
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I have found God’s abundant love
Spring Sun
Teens
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Say no to self-harm
Deborah Huebsch
Testimonies of healing
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Lifted out of financial difficulty
David Hogg
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Chronic depression healed
Constance Watkins
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Respiratory ailment healed
Kaki Green
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'The sun shall be no more thy light by day ...'
Mark Raffles