Doreen Crail gave a First Word about the spiritual practice of waiting for the "WALK" sign as a pedestrian. She realized that this small moment to stop, not rush and watch for the sign to go became an opportunity to grow spiritually. She read this excerpt from Thomas R. Kelly's A Testament of Devotion:
Do we live in the steady peace of God, a peace down at the very depths of our souls, where all strain is gone and God is already victor over the world, already victor over our weaknesses? This life, this abiding, enduring peace that never fails, this serene power and unhurried conquest, inward conquest over ourselves, outward conquest over the world, is meant to be ours. It is a life that is freed from strain and anxiety and hurry, for something of the Cosmic Patience of God becomes ours.
