Milford chronicle., 1946-05-24
The lecturer spoke substantially as
follows:
We All Are Engaged in Business

follows:
We All Are Engaged i'm Business
"Wist ye not that must be about
my Fathers buSineSS?" was the reply
OF Jesus to his parents when they
rebuked him for wandering away
from them and confronting the doc
tors in the temple Luke gives us only
a glimpse of the boy Jesus. but
enough for us to see the early devO-
ton of his thought to the knowledge
and understanding of God. The min
istry of his later life proved that his
thought was cOnSecrated to the fun
damental purpose of all business
to supply mankind with an abun-
dance of good
Il am come that they might have
life. and that they might have it
mere abundantly." And again, Jesus
said unto them, am the bread of
life: he that cOmeth to me shall
never hunger: and he that belieVeth
on me shall never thirst"
Thus we. see that Jesus recognized
this good to be spiritual while most
businessmen think of it as material
He knew that when men seek first
the kingdom of good, of God, their
professional business, which. of
course, is an expression of their
thought. begins to reflect the quality
of their thinking. Being about the
Fathers business is this constant,
alert awareness of the kingdom of
good, where God is supreme, the sole
governor, the one infinite intelligence
or Mind. the divine Principle of the
universe.
Each one of us is engaged in a
business of some sort. The housewife
in the business of making a home,
the youth attending school in the
business of learning. The SO-called
businessman is not the only one of
whom we may say, He is in business.
Whatever constitutes the activity Oc-
cupying our thought and effort by
which we contribute to the welfare
of mankind is our business.
We all are engaged in the business
of living, of expressing the goodness
of God who is Love, the wisdom of
God who is Mind. the beauty of God
who is Soul, the stability of God who
is divine Principle and Truth.
If, as l have said, the primary OBJ
ject of business is to supply mankind
with an abundance of good, this true
purpose will be best expressed when
a ChriStianly scientific sense of good
replaces the limited sense which NOR
tails ordinarily entertain.
What is this good? Is it good ir
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the new tongue of Spirit? In terms o1
matter a business might be consid-
cred good merely because it was max
ing money, whereas from a higher
standpoint more spiritual point o.
view. it might be anything but {
blessing to humanity.
That would be first step in dem
onStratiOn with a Christian Scien
tist. He would ask himself, II l en-
gage in this business, or if TAX
this business step. will it bless m
fellow man? Only when the anSWe
to this question is yes" can he NOV
on confidently to the next step. tha
of recognition of the truth abOu
himself. the man of Gods creating
this man engaged in the business c
living. the business of eXpreSSin
God. This true man is the refleC
ton, emanation outcome of the di
vine Mind. God. This man as tn
image and likeness of God, IN his tru
being. his spiritual understanding
evidences the goodness of God, tn
presence of God. the power of Coz
and the law of God.
The One Mind as the Source of
Intelligence
No business could be conducte
without intelligence. Many a ma
has found, through his study
Christian Science, satisfying succe
in business through acknowledge
the one Mind. God, as the source
his intelligence Mind is one of Il
synonyms tOl God which Mary Bak
Eddy the DiScOverer and Founder
Christian Science, has given us
her textbook. Science and Heal'
with Key to the Scriptures"
know God as Mind is to find relea
from the limitations of the bell
that brain is the fount of INTEL
gence This belief is the source
egotiSm. the source of the notion tn
we have a mind OF our own al
therefore car be proud of our accor
EllShment when we develop ment
ability What a wonderful relief
is for the Christian Scientist to res
iZe that the one Mind, God, IS I
mind: that because of this fact