Sometime ago I experienced a healing of what appeared to be an acute case of bursitis in my right arm. For several weeks there was a slight pain in my right shoulder which seemed persistent in spite of my efforts to handle it as we are taught to do in Christian Science. Because of a heavy schedule in my schoolwork as a teacher, I felt burdened and tired and thought that during the Christmas vacation I would get a good rest and would be relieved of the difficulty. But the burdened sense did not lift, and the physical difficulty was not healed.
A few days before final examinations the pain became worse, and I was not able to go to school. I called for the help of a practitioner and told her that I felt a great fear that I would not be able to correct my students' final examinations. The practitioner quoted this passage from "Miscellaneous Writings" by Mrs. Eddy (p. 347): "God is responsible for the mission of those whom He has anointed. Those who know no will but His take His hand, and from the night He leads to light."
How much these words sustained me through the next three days and nights when I suffered severe pain! It was necessary to call the practitioner at night as well as during the day, and I can never be grateful enough for her willingness to help me at any hour and for the strong statements of truth which she voiced that gave me courage to stand through this difficult period.
