Article April 21, 1917 Issue

Work

MARION ANDERSON

Frequently the necessity of earning a living, a condition which presses upon by far the greater part of humanity, is accompanied by the fear that work cannot always be obtained, no matter how conscientious one's efforts may be; and the so-called "problem of the unemployed" has taxed the ingenuity of thousands of unselfish men and women who have endeavored to find its solution. Christian Science alone affords a never failing remedy for this condition, as it does for every other problem in human experience, and the writer has never ceased to be grateful for the opportunity which came to her to prove this.

During the financial depression of 1914 I found myself out of work, and the prospect of securing another position was not an encouraging one. Although but a young student in Christian Science, I was firmly convinced that in the application of this truth lay the remedy. There was no thought of asking for help, only a desire to gain all of good that the opportunity offered.

The first temptation that came was a desire to analyze the so-called causes which had brought about this condition; but in reading the Lesson-Sermon for that week these words greeted me: "The Christian Scientist finds only effects, where the ordinary physician looks for causes" (Science and Health, p. 379). This showed me the futility of delving into mortal beliefs, and the work was taken up from the standpoint that there is but one cause, and since this cause is God, good, the effect must of necessity be good.

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