Because of her deep love for mankind, Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer of Christian Science, pioneered the work of the Christian Science practitioner. A practitioner is one who heals through Christian love and scientific understanding. Everything needed to perform this work can be found in the Bible and in the writings of Mrs. Eddy.
A practitioner needs to constantly examine himself and his practice to maintain the high standard that God requires. In my recent self-examination, these are some of the areas of the practice that I considered: A practitioner, what he is, and what he isn't; what he does do, and what he doesn't do.
Christ Jesus approved Peter's recognition "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." Matt. 16:16. Commenting on this passage, Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and Health, "It was now evident to Peter that divine Life, Truth, and Love, and not a human personality, was the healer of the sick and a rock, a firm foundation in the realm of harmony." Science and Health, p. 138.
