At the back of this magazine there is a directory of practitioners engaged in the public healing ministry of Christian Science. 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 share a few thoughts about 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 of Christian Science healing
When I began to study Christian Science, I was reluctant to consider entering the public practice of Christian healing. I had personal problems to deal with. But I knew I was not being fully obedient to Christ Jesus' command, "Heal the sick . . .: freely ye have received, freely give."Matt. 10:8. It was during World War II, and I was serving in the Air Force. Despite the benefits I had begun to experience through my study of Christian Science, I allowed the exigencies of my wartime service to impede my desire to "freely give" such healing benefits to others.
