This is a Christian Scientist who devotes full time to the ministry of Christian healing. To be a practitioner requires study, consecrated prayer, and a demonstrated ability to apply spiritual understanding to the overcoming of human ills and discords. Preparation includes a course of study with an authorized teacher of Christian Science and a successful healing record of others. Christian Science practitioners pray for healing for those who call upon them for help. These spiritually experienced men and women are also happy simply to answer questions about the useful blessings the come through the study of Christian Science.