Christ Jesus' healing work was an integral part of his life. He healed many as he traveled, and he healed as he preached. Mrs. Eddy writes: "Jesus established his church and maintained his mission on a spiritual foundation of Christ-healing. He taught his followers that his religion had a divine Principle, which would cast out error and heal both the sick and the sinning."Science and Health, p.136;
To Jesus, healing was natural. It was also vital because it demonstrated the truth he taught of God and man. If a Church of Christ, Scientist, is to relate to the needs of humanity, it must follow the Master's healing example. All its activities, especially its services, should spiritualize thought and heal. When this happens, people can't help but benefit by attending church.
Today some may wonder if the healing work in Churches of Christ, Scientist, is going on as effectively as it once did. There's certainly no reason why it shouldn't since our impersonal pastor, the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, is the same. If the members of a church aren't doing the healing work they feel they're capable of, what can be done to bring about the necessary change? This basic, self-searching question might be a good start: Am I really praying for church, to witness the healing effect of church services? If we answer no or we're not sure how to pray, this indicates where our efforts for church can begin.
