Several years ago, I made an annual trek to a Christian Science nursing facility in California to prune their 250 rose bushes. That particular year, the weather was colder and wetter than usual. The first day out, my hands cramped and became numb from the damp and cold. The pain was so intense that I was unable to continue my work.
I was a bit concerned as there were two and a half additional days and the majority of bushes were yet to be attended to. And then an angel message or “God’s thoughts passing to man” (Science and Health, p. 581) came to me: “The hand that fashions is divine” (Mary Alice Dayton, Christian Science Hymnal, No. 52). I realized that I wasn’t fashioning those roses, but God, divine Mind, already had. With that assurance I took a break, had some hot chocolate, and returned to the roses completely free from pain in my hands and have remained so still today, many years later. It is with great gratitude for Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science that I share this with you.
Seal Beach, California, US
