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  <itunes:subtitle>While we are waiting, it can feel like nothing is happening.  And yet, faith tells us that God is at work even when we can't yet see the fruit.  Rather than complaining while we wait, there is another option.</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;dt&gt; Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 &lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 &lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt;James 5:7-10&lt;/dt&gt; &lt;p&gt;Matthew 11:2-11&lt;/p&gt;

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