Article March 2, 1957 Issue

TRUE WORK AND INCOME

JOHN LEE

THROUGHOUT the centuries men have endeavored to obtain an income which would be constant and adequate to meet their needs. Many, however, have found that mere human effort has not brought permanent security and that the human concept of business has resulted in selfish competition, striving, uncharitableness, limitation, and lack. In their search for satisfactory employment, which will bring a suitable reward for work done, many people have now realized that one cannot get true income at another's expense, but that supply comes in the degree that we understand God and His government of man. This understanding purifies our concept of right activity.

Christian Science teaches that true business is the expression of divine Love. As we utilize our God-given ability to express Love in our business, we shall be able to prove that our activities are identified with right motives, true service, and spiritual progress. These activities, to be permanently successful, must measure up to the standard of Christ Jesus, who said (Luke 22:27), "I am among you as he that serveth."

True service is unselfish giving. It eliminates greed, fear, sharp practices, and dishonesty, whether one is the employer or the employee. To give true service, one must realize that man reflects the divine nature. When we cease thinking of ourselves and others as mortals and accept the spiritual concept of man as our only real selfhood, we have the basis for proving that Love is eternally present, for man is inseparable from God. This scientific knowing opens the way for giving and removes the strain and pressure from those who have previously been concerned only with getting. Thus we find that instead of striving and competing with our neighbor, we help him. This is God's law of Love in operation.

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