I was raised as a Christian Scientist with the understanding that since God, Love, is the only power, sickness does not have the right or the power to impose itself on me or anyone else, and since childhood I have experienced exceptionally good health. On occasions when I have struggled with physical challenges, I have generally been able to overcome them quickly through prayer, seeing them as an imposition on my true being as God’s child.
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