For consistent effectiveness in the practice of Christian Science healing, we must understand the essential metaphysics of man's relationship to God and how God's laws apply specifically to individual human needs. We must also know the rules of Christian Science practice and adhere to them faithfully. Consistency is built on discipline, fidelity, understanding, and love.
Of course, many things go into making the healing work effective. There are the moral and spiritual demands that guide the daily life of a Christian healer. There is consecrated prayer supported by ongoing study of the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mrs. Eddy. And always there is the role of inspiration. Many times, a moment of direct spiritual insight and light—an inspired perception of divine reality—brings immediate healing, and a person's thought is substantially transformed.
Earnest followers of Jesus yearn to be faithful to their Master's example, which surely includes consistency. And as we love Christ Jesus for all that he sacrificed and accomplished for mankind, we will also naturally love the rules for healing that help us to follow him more effectively. The student of Christian Science knows that because the healing practice does have a Christianly scientific basis, its rules are precise and need to be clearly understood and obeyed. As can be seen in the testimonies regularly published in this magazine, the results of adhering to these rules include healings of disease, moral regeneration, and the overcoming of challenges across the whole range of human experience.
