One morning in August 2024 , I woke up with itchy red welts covering my upper back and shoulders. I began praying with what I’d learned in my study of Christian Science. 

I knew the condition was not real, because God created all and, being infinite good, never created evil of any kind, including illness. I reasoned that if I reacted to the itchiness by scratching, I would be acting based on a belief that it was real. This helped me not to react. For about a week I continued affirming spiritual truths regarding man’s perfection as the offspring of God.

When this symptom changed to severe inflammation, I texted a Christian Science practitioner for metaphysical treatment. Although it was a Sunday morning, and I knew he would be getting ready to teach Sunday School, he texted me right back, reminding me that Life, a synonym for God, Spirit, is never in matter; it is spiritual and perpetually good. He pointed out that evil cannot suddenly appear, for there is nowhere for it to come from, since God is the creator of all that is real.