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FAQ On The Healing Practice

Christian Science teachers respond to frequently asked questions that have come up at workshops on becoming a Christian Science practitioner.

I am not educated. I am wondering—can I still take Primary class instruction in Christian Science?

From the March 2011 issue of The Christian Science Journal


Q: I am not educated. I am wondering—can I still take Primary class instruction in Christian Science?

A: This question came from a man who lived in one of the mountain regions of the Philippines, during my trip to conduct meetings on the practice of Christian Science healing. In these regions, where an Internet culture has not taken hold, the main source of income is farming. For many, an elementary school education is all that is available. Many dialects are spoken, and for our meetings we often needed a local interpreter. But even though it was a language I couldn’t understand, I could sense this man’s sincerity—and his earnest desire. 

I paused for a moment when he asked the question, for I had never been asked it before. Then another question came to me silently: Were those Jesus chose to be his disciples literate? How about those who followed him and healed others? The obvious answer had to be: No, many of them probably couldn’t read or write. 

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