At the back of this magazine, a directory lists names of individuals engaged in the public healing ministry of Christian Science. While any sincere student of this Science may practice spiritual healing, individuals advertising in The Christian Science Journal are those who are engaged in no other vocation, have an established record of healing, and have met the standards required for listing. We thought it might be helpful to Journal readers, and especially to those who are considering fuller engagement in Christian Science healing, to hear some of these practitioners describe how they got started in the full-time practice. Obviously, their experiences are individual; there couldn't be a specific formula for entering a holy ministry! Our hope is that this series may encourage others to see how a way to the public practice of Christian healing opens up when there is a pure desire to serve God and one's fellowman.
Getting started in the public practice
Does the practice of Christian Science healing come to you, or do you go into the practice? Actually, it may be a little bit of both. Preparedness and commitment are requisite to making oneself available to the world in this way. Yet, if some of the people who are in the full-time public practice today had decided just to wait for it somehow to drop into their laps, they'd probably still be waiting!
