I’ve learned that no matter what comes up in my life, I can turn to the Bible for an answer. Discovering that the inspiration drawn from its passages and stories provides a solution for everyone and everything is one of the things I love most about the study of Christian Science. In fact, Mary Baker Eddy states that the first tenet of Christian Science is, “As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 497).
When a problem arises, sometimes a well-loved story or passage from the Bible comes immediately to thought. Other times, I’m led in other ways to an unfamiliar Bible story that beautifully meets my needs.
It was one of those unfamiliar stories that came to my aid years ago when I worked as a computer programmer. At the time, to be competitive, my employer had begun hiring new university graduates at a much higher salary. This was frustrating for those of us who had already worked there a few years and were now being paid less than new hires. There was a lot of complaining and morale was low. And though I knew it wasn’t helpful, I too became annoyed.
