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Healing Touches

Are there people in your life—personal or professional—who are recovering from surgery or long illness?
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Our Weary Healthcare Workers

As we find ourselves in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, let us forget neither the sacrifice nor the trauma endured by healthcare workers around the world. Write a thank you card for the way they have served their ...
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Turning Down the Volume

Find a quiet place to go and sit—even if it’s just for a few minutes. If you can’t get away, try to watch a video or listen to a recording of some soothing nature sounds for a few minutes.
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Responding with Compassion

When you feel attacked, before responding breathe deeply and center yourself. Discern what’s going on, and act and speak in ways that bring healing to the situation.
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God Is Truly Right

The world can be an argumentative place. Strong opinions abound, and our human pride makes us want to be right, be heard, and get in the last word.
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The Hands of Our Mother

Even the smallest of misunderstandings can grow into a web of confusion and hurt feelings. Has some issue in your life felt like a knot that only grows tighter?
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Lighting Your Lamp

What does it mean in the Gospel of Matthew parable that the wise virgins can’t share their oil? Is Jesus telling us that there are some things in life that no one can do for us?
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