My study of the Holy Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy has resulted in approaching life from deductive reasoning, which starts with a premise and reasons to a conclusion. In deductive reasoning, if your premise is incorrect or flawed, then your conclusion will also be flawed. So what better premise to start from than God, who is perfect? Genesis 1 explains that God created all, and that man was created in the image and likeness of God, wholly spiritual. God saw that His creation was “very good” and only good (see Genesis 1:26, 27, 31).
God being the Principle and Life of all things, and only good, means man, His reflection, must only be good, and this includes good health. Christ Jesus alluded to this law when he said, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).
Over a decade ago, while taking a shower, I felt a lump on my testicles. Being raised in Christian Science, I had learned how prayer and daily communion with God enable us to go to Him for healing of any kind. So I prayed to silence fears, discomfort, and any aggressive belief in disease.
