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In deep gratitude to God for His goodness...

From the November 1945 issue of The Christian Science Journal


In deep gratitude to God for His goodness and for the revelation, through Christian Science, of man's unity with Him, I relate the following experience which occurred twenty years ago, and which has continued, through the years, to give me courage and faith in good.

At that time I was employed as a court stenographer. The term of court was unusually long. The docket being heavy, the sessions began an hour earlier and continued an hour later each day than was usual. I became exhausted and began to think I could not possibly carry on until the close of the term. One morning, shortly before the noon recess, my right hand and arm became cramped and so painful I could no longer grasp my pen. I called a Christian Science practitioner, and asked her to work for me right away and told her that as soon as a substitute was located to take my place I should go to my room and to bed.

In a little over an hour I was informed that no substitute was available, and that the court would have to go on. In tears and misery I called the practitioner again. I shall never forget her words. She said: "You cannot possibly be required to do anything which you are not fully able to do. If you are called into the courtroom, take your place." In a very few minutes I was called and I took my place. With my left hand I painfully pushed my right hand toward my pen. As my fingers touched the pen they relaxed, and all pain, discomfort, and weariness instantly fled. I worked the long afternoon in complete freedom, and finished the term with ease.—

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