Late afternoon on a rainy Friday, I sit in my local hospital’s emergency waiting room. I’m not hurt, or sick. I’m here – with permission – as a writer, observing this vital space in my community for the Outlook’s Lenten devotion, Local Pilgrim. The idea to include the hospital emergency room in my Lent series was inspired when a sign outside the emergency room’s doors caught my attention: Open to the Public.
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