For a while I didn’t quite understand the concept of Christ Jesus as mediator, as described in this Bible verse: “There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (I Timothy 2:5). The concept became clearer to me when I attended a recital given by a renowned pianist.

Seeing I cannot read music, notes in the score are merely ink on a page to me. However, while listening to the most beautiful melodies coming from the piano, I asked myself what was really happening. I realized that in effect the pianist was acting as a mediator for the composer—bringing to life the musical score through his playing in such a way that I, and the rest of the audience, could hear, enjoy, and understand the music. 

Christian Science explains that this is what Jesus did for each of us when it comes to our relationship to God. The human mind cannot sufficiently discern and demonstrate spirituality on its own, but through the word and example of Christ Jesus, human thought is reconciled with the Divine.