During a three-week period in January 1994 I had a number of physical problems in which I was sorely tested to put into practice everything I had learned about God, His allness, His goodness, and loving care for His children.
I considered all I knew of the omnipotence of God, knowing I had to deny evil vehemently, which is opposed to God's goodness.
In some cases I prayed for myself; sometimes I called a practitioner just to talk, and in other cases I needed Christian Science treatment from a practitioner. First, I had found that I had a sore that was not healing. Examining my thinking, I found I had heard some gossip that had thoroughly fascinated me. I couldn't wait to tell a family member; however, when we talked I kept putting off repeating the tale. I felt like Paul, who, when on the road to Damascus, heard the voice telling him "It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks" (Acts 26:14). I found it hard to kick against the pricks of conscience, or the temptation to repeat gossip. Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy states, "People with mental work before them have no time for gossip about false law or testimony" (p. 238). When I made a choice to listen to this admonition, I was healed both of tale-telling and the sore.
