Emphasis Preaching Journal

Anthony Bloom in his helpful little book Beginning to Pray recalls his earlier years as a young physician. He said at that time he always felt guilty because he had a waiting room full of patients who sometimes had to wait hours until they could see him. He found himself rushing through his appointments. He had a tendency of looking beyond the patient he was consulting and of wondering how many people were waiting to see him in the next room. The result was that he found himself repeating his questions to his patients. He simply was not concentrating the way he should.