Article December 9, 2013 ISSUE

Valuing the Golden Rule in the workplace

Sarah Hyatt

In today’s rapidly changing economy, the Golden Rule taught by Christ Jesus centuries ago may sometimes seem antiquated or even naive. As it’s stated in the Bible, the rule reads, “In everything do to others as you would have them do to you” (Matthew 7:12, New Revised Standard Version). Impractical as it may sound in our rough-and-tumble world, this rule of life has persisted over the centuries. That’s because it’s based on a divine law of universal harmony established from the beginning by God, the divine Principle, Love.

The Bible records God as saying, “I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts” (Jeremiah 31:33). Every one of us is hard-wired, then, with God’s law as an essential ingredient in our moral makeup. These laws govern all men, women, and children in harmony, wisdom, and brotherly love.

About the author

Sarah Hyatt is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science who lives in Charleston, South Carolina. She wrote this article after participating in a live audio chat titled “Bringing the Golden Rule to the workplace.” To hear the chat—in which she responds to site visitors’ questions about employment—go to sentinel.christianscience.com/golden-rule-at-work.

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