WHEN Christ Jesus and his twelve disciples were gathered in the large upper chamber to eat the Last Supper together, he talked tenderly to them of many things. "I will pray the Father," he promised them, "and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth"' (John 14:16, 17).
Referring to Jesus' words, Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and Health (p. 55): "This Comforter I understand to be Divine Science." The word translated "Comforter" in the King James Version of the Bible is in the original Greek Parakletos, one meaning of which is "one called alongside to help."
As Christian Scientists we are convinced that this Science is the Comforter because it is "alongside to help" in any problem. In Science and Health we find spiritual truths and definite rules which may be successfully applied to solve difficulties of any nature. We learn that there is one perfect, infinite God who is Mind, Soul, Spirit, Principle, Life, Truth, Love. We learn that man is spiritual and perfect, created by God in His image and likeness.
