THERE is probably no subject engrossing the attention of humanity more, or one upon which it bestows more consideration, than the problem of employment and unemployment. Relative to this question there seem to be two phases of belief: on the one hand, there is dissatisfaction with present employment, and on the other, inability to procure employment. Educators and economists strive to determine the causes of these unstable conditions; but, uninstructed in Christian Science, they are unable to deduce scientifically accurate conclusions. Within the Bible and the writings of our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, may be found a correct analysis of mortal beliefs and their permanent remedy.
If the solution of the problem of work is to be secured through the application of Christian Science, it is evident that a right understanding of what constitutes work is a primary requisite. Bewildered by the conviction that work is ill requited and involves wearisome toil, the so-called human mind is apt to find its daily tasks joyless and colorless. Immersed in the conviction that matter is substantial, it is reluctant to forgo credence in the false Adamic record of creation with its consequent penalty, "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread."
"The labour of the righteous tendeth to life;" and God provides means and methods for expressing the overflowing bounty of His love. Conscious, then, that right work is within the domain of God's jurisdiction, and that it is performed through reflecting His power and for His glory, one knows that in the experience of God's child there is no dreary round of dull demands, no night of despondent fatigue. Thus do duties become privileges; one's place of activity a haven of happiness; routine and regular attendance opportunities to rest in action. How pointedly our Leader writes(The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 166), "If all our years were holidays, sport would be more irksome than work."
