Dear Friend,
Health and healing occupy thought across cultures and generations around the world. And they are key subjects in Christian Science, as this issue of the Journal makes clear: Healing is mentioned dozens of times in its pages.
While academic studies question how health is affected (or not) by prayer, our writers confirm the efficacy of heartfelt outreach to God. For them, as for others who practice Christian Science healing, effective prayer is founded squarely on the perception of God as Spirit. With this understanding, it’s natural to look away from material conditions—to turn attention to what is divinely true about each of us in God’s image.
