IN the business world one often hears such expressions as, "I must work for a living," or, "If my business doesn't improve, I won't be able to make a living." The fact that the words "business" and "living" are so closely associated in thought emphasizes the precarious state of one who believes that his livelihood is always at the mercy of fluctuating business trends. Yet at the same time, these terms hint of a great spiritual verity, namely that true business and life are inseparable inasmuch as Christian Science reveals that activity is an essential characteristic of the Life which is God and which man forever reflects.
Christian Science holds that sickness in a business is no more real than sickness in a body. Science enables one to demonstrate for himself that a right solution to each problem will be evident as the faulty concept gives place to its spiritual counterfact.
According to Luke's Gospel, Jesus at the age of twelve was aware of the nature of his lifework, for he questioned those who came seeking him in the temple, saying (Luke 2:49), "How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" The exact nature of this business was later indicated when he said (John 18:37), "For this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth." He left no room for doubt that he expected his followers to do likewise.
