The doctor's specialty was reading x-rays,
Searching for abnormalities, for
Breast cancer markers.
The women who had endured the
Mammograms had no idea of the
Work going on in the dark room, that
The woman secluded there was also
Engaged in prayer.
Each morning before she began her
Painstaking task, the specialist asked God to
Give her insight beyond her own ability.
At times she flinched.
Her expert eye knew a woman's life was
Soon to change forever, that a somber doctor
Would reveal the tragic truth,
"You have breast cancer."
The radiologist sensed the trauma ahead.
She prayed for the still-in-the-dark patient.
She prayed for her family who would be
Victims too, and for the doctor who would
Treat her.
She bathed them all in heartfelt prayer realizing
That not one of them would ever know.
And then she quietly went back to her work.
Prayerfully reading x-rays.