She is a wonderful woman and she insisted that I sleep while...

She is a wonderful woman and she insisted that I sleep while she sat near you for over an hour." "Praise be to God for sending you such a person at this time." Warqa pleaded with her grandmother to sleep and not to talk or otherwise tire herself. She continued to read and she occasionally glanced at the door. At noon, she became quite anxious to see Dr. Miyad and thought to herself, 'Why am I so anxious to see her? I've known her for only a few hours. She is just a doctor performing her duty.

Maybe she won't even come again.' Some inner voice told her: 'You have a right to feel this way. This doctor is filled with compassion and sympathy. She is not only a doctor, but is also a good person without whose help you would have suffered more hardships.' Warqa was deep in thought when she heard a knock on the door. She hurried to the door. It was Dr. Miyad. They shook hands warmly, and the doctor said, "I heard from a colleague that your grandmother was better.

I was busy all morning in the delivery room, so I must apologize for not coming sooner. " "Oh, there's no need to apologize; you were not obliged to come. However, I did want to see you." The doctor looked concerned and examined her patient. "Has she complained of any pain?" she asked. "No, she is much better, thank God. As a matter of fact, I was in need of you. Won't you please sit down?" "I will stay for a while. You look tired, you need to sleep,"said Dr. Miyad.

"Oh, I don't need sleep, but, rather, a thorough waking up. I would like to ask you about some of the things I have read in this book," Warqa told her. She sat near the doctor, who said, "Oh, I see I have left my book here. You must have enjoyed reading it." "Yes, it really made me think deeply." "How?" "Well", Warqa explained, "I never thought there was any relationship between medicine and faith. I know medicine deals with human bodies, while faith is only worship." Dr.

Miyad said, "But science leads to faith. The more knowledge one has, the more one believes in the Creator. " "How is that so?" asked Warqa. "If someone ignores something, he cannot appreciate its value. For instance, if you take a look at this electric heater, you don't think about the great effort and care it took its maker to make it. You won't think about the numerous experiments that preceded this final product.

Yet, anyone with a little knowledge can talk about its complex technical design." Warqa tried to suppress a smile. Dr.