Back to Basics April 20, 2026 Issue

Is morality relative?

As we allow Love to govern our thoughts and actions, we feel the healing presence of true morality.

John Russell

A neighbor once commented, “Morality is relative. What’s right and wrong is different for everyone.” Her opinion reflected a familiar modern belief—that morality shifts with personal preference or cultural trends. In this view, right and wrong can feel like moving targets shaped by circumstance rather than principle.

As I listened to this neighbor, I felt the need to pause and pray. Is morality truly relative? Or is there a deeper, spiritual foundation for assessing right and wrong—one that doesn’t depend on human opinion?

Through my study of the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, I’ve come to see that morality is not relative. It is grounded in God, divine Principle, Love. True morality is the natural expression of God’s unchanging law practiced in every aspect of our human experience.

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