When Christ Jesus—and following him, Mrs. Eddy—healed even extreme cases of disease or sin, their statements of truth were simple and strong. If our healing is to be prompt and thorough, as theirs was, our own statement of truth must not only have the simplicity of the Christ, Truth, but be accompanied by the great love and deep spiritual conviction that characterized their healing.
It was the spirituality of our Master and our Leader that enabled them to discern the human need, and simultaneously the specific law of God that met that need. How different this is from a doctor's diagnosis of the physical body or the psychiatrist's diagnosis of mortal mind—both of which start from the premise that man is material.
The fallacy of turning to a medical diagnosis for comfort or aid in solving a problem is indicated in this statement of Mrs. Eddy's from Science and Health: "A physical diagnosis of disease—since mortal mind must be the cause of disease—tends to induce disease."Science and Health, p. 370; However, Mrs. Eddy tells us, "The Christian Scientist, through understanding mental anatomy, discerns and deals with the real cause of disease."ibid., pp. 462-463;
