That is not the question. We are always serving something, and if that appears not to be the case, then it may be that we are serving apathy. The point is that what we think and do, or don't do, our basic desires and motivations, our goals—all have impact. The question of service then is—in biblical terms—are we serving God or mammon?
"You cannot simultaneously serve the mammon of materiality and the God of spirituality," writes Mrs. Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. And herein lies the solution to finding what best service we can render on the human scene. "There are not two realities of being," Mrs. Eddy continues, "two opposite states of existence."Unity of Good, p. 49 Accepting the reality of God, the fact of God's omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience, we naturally deny the existence, the force, the knowledge, of anything unlike God. As we understand even in a degree what this means, and let this understanding govern us, we continually better our serving God. It follows that our service to people, and to institutions, our contributions to our culture, become more valuable.
When the opportunity arises to serve others directly or through an organization, it is vitally important to be clear that fundamentally we are serving God, not people nor institutions, nor our own tastes and preferences. What harmony this brings, in addition to opening ways to higher service! When we are fully committed to serving Love, for example, it's the most natural thing in the world, if opinions clash, to be willing to give way. Serving Principle, we welcome correction. Serving one God and not a narrow custom, we're enlarged to embrace the good in other cultures and views.
