Following the example set by the question-and-answer columns in the early Journals, when Mary Baker Eddy was Editor, this column will respond to general queries from Journal readers—such as the one below. It will generally not cover questions about how to interpret statements in Mrs. Eddy's writings. There's more information at the end of the column about how to submit questions.
Q Would it be an advantage to a patient if two (or even more than two) Christian Science practitioners prayed simultaneously for him or her, both practitioners being aware of each other's treatment of the patient? The important thing, I suppose, is to experience healing. If thought has power, would the extra emphasis of more than one practitioner help to heal the patient?
A One time when I was in a foreign city, I asked a group of strangers the easiest way to get to the airport. I received three different sets of instructions, all sounding perfectly logical. Each person agreed that the other suggested routes would get me to the airport just fine. So I arbitrarily picked one, drove the distance, and arrived in great shape. Each set of directions would have accomplished the same thing, but I had to choose one way to go, or I would have gone nowhere.
