"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matt. 5:16). Here is a rule for success given by the most successful individual of all time, Christ Jesus. It is an infallible rule and can be applied by every individual, whether he be the head of a large corporation or a day laborer, whether he be in trade, in commerce, or in the important work of keeping a home and raising a family.
The Master himself was the most conspicuous example of the success of his own rule. At the early age of twelve, he was already about his Father's business. This business consisted of reflecting, voicing, and demonstrating for the benefit of humanity the spiritual power of the Christ, with which he was endowed without measure. He claimed no authority separate from God, but humbly set aside his own human will and spoke and acted as the divine Mind directed. He once said to his disciples (John 5:19), "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise." His final and complete surrender to the will of God, before the crucifixion, enabled him to triumph over the cross and the grave, and the success of his mission was assured for all peoples in every age.
We have often heard it stated that a strong will and human aggressiveness are concomitants to success in the modern world. High-pressure salesmanship and aggressive methods of doing business are held up as models before us. Mortal mind has its own ways and means of accomplishing its ends, which for a time may seem to flourish like the proverbial green bay tree, but which may wither away later. Does not the Bible inform us that it is the meek who inherit the earth? Because material methods are unreliable, many people are turning to Christian Science to find the answer to pressing business problems; and they are not seeking in vain. When the rules of Christian Science are properly applied, any and every difficulty will be resolved in the best possible manner. It will be found that divine Love's blessings far exceed anything that could be planned humanly.
