For over one hundred years Christian Science has been offering mankind a system of healing that Christ Jesus promised God would send. As we read in the book of John, "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever." John 14:16
As the Discoverer of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy saw the need for students of this religion to be ready to practice its teachings under all circumstances, so that Christian Science would be acknowledged as a practical religion, indeed, as fulfilling the promised Comforter. This is why a vitally important aspect of the practice of Christian Science involves the giving and receiving of treatment for the healing of sickness and the overcoming of sin and human limitations. The purpose of this treatment is to so open the eyes of the one seeking help that not only is the human need met but the individual gains new views of his spiritual identity and potential as a child of God.
The key to healing is divine Love. As Mrs. Eddy explains in Science and Health, "If the Scientist reaches his patient through divine Love, the healing work will be accomplished at one visit, and the disease will vanish into its native nothingness like dew before the morning sunshine." Science and Health, p. 365
