Christ Jesus anticipated that his followers in every period would be able to do things that he did and be effective helpers.
Mrs. Eddy writes of Jesus: "The highest earthly representative of God, speaking of human ability to reflect divine power, prophetically said to his disciples, speaking not for their day only but for all time: 'He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also;' and 'These signs shall follow them that believe."Science and Health, p. 52;
The Christian Science practitioner is aware that it is faith in God's willingness and ability to defend life and harmony that prompts an individual to turn to the Christ Science for aid. This is the premise on which treatment is administered, never on the basis of personal influence—willpower, suggestion, or magnetism. The practitioner does not personally dominate the patient.
