therapeutic treatments will not cure. The cure lies in setting your spiritual life right through intense prayer. In her major book, Science and Health, Eddy argues: "To ignore God as of little use in sickness is a mistake. Instead of thrusting Him aside in times of bodily trouble, and waiting for the hour of strength in which to acknowledge Him, we should learn that He can do all things for us in sickness as in health"2. The power of prayer was thought to be an antidote to any ailment since the ailments themselves were really mental in origin1.
             In his book, Why I Am A Christian Scientist, Leishman3 describes the logic of Christian healing:
             Convinced that the causes of infection, contagion and disease lie in the human mind and its cherished beliefs, Christian Science proceeds to correct them, not on the basis of psychiatry, suggestion, hypnotism or materia medica, but from the standpoint of specifically Christian healing, with its persistent and unreserved recognition of the ever-loving care and constant support of out heavenly Father, as demonstrated and commended by Christ Jesus.
             Eddy encouraged church members to be their own "physicians", but also formed a group of practitioners who were to aid individuals in finding mental or spiritual solutions to their problems1. According to the Christian Science website4:
             The practice of Christian Science healing starts from the biblical basis that God created the universe and man and made them perfect. Reasoning from this basis, Christian Scientists prayerfully work to bring their lives in every way into accord with God's law of love. As a result, discord, disease, and other evidences of evil are destroyed, and healing occurs.
             Prayerful treatment based on scientific, spiritual interpretation of the Lord's Prayer is effective in healing all kinds of discord. Inquirers into Christian Science, or established adherents, may sometimes feel they...