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AT A CROSSROADS FOR SOME TIME, not able to see what would come next, I found myself tempted by impatience. Many former activities had come to a close, and new opportunities seemed too distant, too indistinct.

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. —Psalms 106:1 Sarah Andrews In May I graduated from college, so this past year I've really been grateful for a clear sense of divine direction.

MY SENIOR YEAR AT PREP SCHOOL began with a rough start. I was immediately thrown into an almost absurd amount of work.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IS A SCIENCE. Based on basic spiritual principles, divine laws, Christian Science, when practiced—heals.

THE EVENING AND THE MORNING in my garden are magical times. They both express such vibrancy.

THE BIBLE VIVIDLY DESCRIBES Jesus' severe inner struggle in the Garden of Gethsemane (see Luke 23:39–46). Though facing arrest and trial, humiliation, a brutal beating and crucifixion, Jesus nevertheless surrendered his will completely to God in order to carry out the fulfillment of his divine purpose.

AS IT APPEARS IN THE BIBLE, the word fan is used as a metaphor, but most people in the 21st century probably wouldn't know what it refers to unless they're familiar with agricultural methods in ancient times. Webster's Dictionary gives one definition of fan as "any of various devices for winnowing grain.

JAPHET (OR JAPHETH) appears only briefly in the book of Genesis as one of Noah's two elder sons. We first read of him entering into the protection of the ark with other members of the patriarch's family.

"I feel guilty if i'm not doing things for others. " I often hear this statement followed by, "As a Christian, shouldn't I be helping others?" Many people feel overwhelmed with responsibilities to do good for others and confused by conflicting mortal priorities.

Every few decades something so new or innovative or disturbing happens that the whole decade gets a title, such as "The Roaring Twenties" or "The Swinging Sixties. " And what about the "Me" decade—the 1970s? Seems that we should have collectively moved past the notion of self-absorption by now.