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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Calm (emotionally) (09/13/07)
It’s extremely difficult staying calm knowing the blind man sitting on a bench in the elements at Stewart Park station may have to endure the extreme heat or cold as long as fifty minutes due to the change in our city bus schedule. But Yeshua is my peace! Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee promises God’s word. The man’s bus arrived, but I don’t know how long he had waited. I felt anger arising from within my soul.

Still another half hour until my transfer arrived. I could not sit.

I walked, prayed, walked, prayed and called out to God. God you see this! It’s outrageous as if all we have to do is sit around here or downtown waiting for bus connections. I had just waited downtown for a half hour!

Praying loudly in the language of the spirit while walking the cement island I was glad it was only me there. Though I didn’t really care who might have been there--the anger kept trying to arise and take over. But I knew the wrath of man worketh not righteousness, so I prayed.

Suddenly, complete silence like in “church” when God comes through during great praise and worship! Words arose in my spirit; writing what flowed out of my belly yielded a well composed calm piece I know God will use to spark compassion in the hearts of enough people to result in resolution. I was calmed by the Holy Spirit. I sent it via my computer. My Spirit is calm knowing God is in control and the necessary correction to the bus schedule will be made.
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Catrina Bradley
09/21/07
Good use of the topic, and the transition from anger to calm was nicely done. Your writing is very eloquent - I might suggest, tho, that your first sentence be shorter, so as to quickly grab the reader's attention. Good job on this entry; I could sense the Spirit's work in your MC and your writing. :) Cat
Beth LaBuff 
09/27/07
Great use of "patience" for the calm topic. I like that. Bus schedules--yes, that would cause MANY of us to NOT stay calm. I like your title too. Good thoughts.