If one is interested in establishing the reign of divine Principle in the minds of men, any event which turns the thoughts of mankind in a particular direction becomes a topic for prayer. Labor Day is such an event. This day, set aside to honor all laborers or wage earners, occurs in the United States on the first Monday in September. Similar days are celebrated at different times in other parts of the world.
At this time the thoughts of many who labor may be a mixture of anticipation and apprehension. Laborsaving devices give promise of freedom from drudgery, more time for intellectual and cultural pursuits, more leisure, greater opportunities to find and express one's complete selfhood. But these same laborsaving devices also threaten to produce unemployment by displacing the laborer instead of improving his lot.
Men and women who have turned to Christian Science to solve problems of unemployment have proved that the life of an individual is affected by the concept of economics he accepts as real. Mortal mind represents man as mortal, subject to material conditions of supply and demand. But the divine Mind creates man as idea, subject only to the conditions of Mind. This Mind is not the mind of a mortal; it is God, divine Principle, Spirit, Truth, Love. It is self existent Life. It is immortal Soul.
