At the back of this magazine there is a directory 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 employed in no other vocation, have an established record of healing, and have met the standards required for advertising. 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 the way to a 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
I was in my thirties when I learned of Christian Science. In those first years, there were many dramatic healings. Then, my baby daughter passed on as the result of a drowning accident at our home while I was at work. She had been taken to a hospital, but all the procedures at their disposal failed, and I remember the doctor saying to me, "I'm sorry, we just couldn't help her." With the support of my Christian Scientist friends and a Christian Science practitioner, I was healed of grief.
