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Prayer for Those Waiting

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.079 words

God of perfect timing, for those in seasons of waiting— Waiting for healing. Waiting for answers. Waiting for breakthrough. Waiting for change. The wait is hard. The silence is loud. The delay is pa

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