I had known for some time that something was wrong. For months I had felt cut off from the decision-making process. Fellow employees were not dealing with me as part of the management group. I also knew that several bad decisions had been incorrectly attributed to me. In response, I had become defensive and more protective of my area of responsibility.

I appeared to have become not only the "fall guy," but the focus of general discontent within our management team. I had two other things going against me: I was young and I was a member of the family that owned the business. The president of the company felt threatened by me, and when other managers gave him information that was less than complete or accurate, he was inclined to believe them.

The situation grew worse. Finally the president called me to his office and told me that he thought I should consider a different line of work. The situation seemed about as bad as it could get.

This is where Christian Science entered my life. My wife is a lifelong Christian Scientist. While I had always supported her efforts and attended church with her on an irregular basis, I had never made the commitment to study and learn what is at the heart of this teaching.

One day as I sat pondering my next move, I decided that this seemingly hopeless problem could only be resolved through spiritual means. I engaged a Christian Science practitioner, who helped me grasp spiritual truths that were relevant and comforting and that helped me discover the right, spiritual basis on which I could view my employment and my fellow workers. This practitioner calmly and with absolute confidence told me that Truth cannot be hidden and that my finding the truth and the answers I was looking for was just as natural as a flower turning toward the sun.

The climb out of this dark place was slow but sure. Each day I attempted to see each of my fellow employees and the president of the company as the complete, spiritual expression of God—and therefore as capable of good only. In this light, I saw myself as one with God and man, as aligned with the real identity of each and every one at work—opposed only to such errors of belief as hatred, jealousy, ignorance, and fear.

Three years later, the situation is entirely changed. I can say that I now like my job, have a friendly relationship with every employee, and have received compliments from the president on projects completed successfully.

Christian Science class instruction, in-depth study of the Bible and the writings of Mrs. Eddy, and increased branch church involvement have all played vital roles in this healing. And the results of prayer have convinced me that Christian Science is practical and effective because God's law of harmony is always available and demonstrable.

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My husband's disturbed job situation was healed entirely through his prayerfully looking to God and by putting into daily practice the spiritual insights he was learning. This healing showed us both that we can never be made the victims of jealousy, lies, distrust, hate, or backstabbing when we are seeing that our Father-Mother God is the only true employer and man is His loved and loving likeness.

It is with great happiness that we acknowledge the peace and friendship which have been established at his place of employment—conditions that three years ago seemed impossible to achieve.

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