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Taking Our Time

June 29, 2011

My Dear People,

 

On Friday evening, I gave a little coaching to the readers for Saturday's wedding of Kristen Gagnon and Dave Herman. Because we tend to have our own laypeople do lector (reader) training, I don't have occasion very often to coach readers. A wedding is the one regular exception.

 

And the counsel I give the readers is always simple: Take your time.

 

What I tell them is that, if they'll take their time, if they'll not hurry, then most everything else will take care of itself, most everything else will fall into place.

 

I have found that to be true.

 

For reading. 

 

And otherwise.

 

Your brother in Christ,

 

Wallace+

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