Article January 10, 1970 Issue

A Change of Employment

DAVID B. CHAPIN

A change of employment calls first for a change of mind. It begins with a reassessment of what work really is, a scientific job analysis in which we evaluate our human talents and purposes as they relate to the divine scheme of things. Sometimes this involves a change of the human situation; always it calls for a shift of outlook, a reconception of the nature of work from a spiritual point of view. For the serious student of Christian Science, a change of employment means a change of attitude, a higher sense of dedication and direction. It is a transformation that originates in the heart and extends to the total compass of one's activity.

Our employment picture reflects the quality of our thinking. And when this picture is troubled, we need go no further than a spiritual revision of our thinking to set things straight.

Questions are in order. Are we, for example, ready to look on our careers as the means through which heaven's harmony and rightness are brought to the world around us? Have we reached the point where we are willing to acknowledge God in all our ways by reflecting Him not only in the overall design of our lives but in their minutiae—in such mundane matters as the way we drive through traffic, in the tone of our voice when we answer the telephone, in the cheerfulness and skill due our every act as God's representatives?

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