"Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us" (John 14:8). Many people have echoed this plea of Philip's. At the time it was uttered Jesus answered, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father." However, Jesus recognized that it was necessary to look beyond his individual reflection of God, for he further stated, "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth."
It was the Christlike qualities, with which Jesus was so richly endowed, that enabled him to heal and regenerate those who came to him. This "Spirit of truth," which Jesus exemplified, has indeed come to us; and all who are pleading, "Shew us the Father," have only to study and use the inspired truths of Christian Science, given to the world by Mary Baker Eddy, to receive that which "sufficeth."
In her writings our Leader uses the illustration of a mirror to explain the exactness of man's reflection of God. In one instance, after calling attention to the fact that the person standing in front of a mirror sees reflected not only his exact form, but each movement as well, she adds (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, pp. 515, 516): "Now compare man before the mirror to his divine Principle, God. Call the mirror divine Science, and call man the reflection. Then note how true, according to Christian Science, is the reflection to its original."
