Article March 19, 1979 Issue

Faith and the divine psychology

HELEN C. MOON

To describe Christian Science healing as a faith cure is like describing a bicycle as a wheel. Absolute faith in God is certainly necessary for Christian healing, but we need to understand God's trustworthiness in order to be thoroughly convinced of His care and healing power. We need to know what God is and our relationship to Him.

To equate Christian Science healing with psychosomatic medicine is also inaccurate. The latter attributes many diseases to mental and emotional causes. But Christian Science brought this point to light long ago. The difference lies not only in the definition of God and man but in the healing method itself.

Man's real being is entirely spiritual—under the total control of the beneficent divine Mind. When this is realized, healing occurs.

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