The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-26


time but is without ceasing". 1t is
his right thinking and acting every
minute of his life, his unceasing rec
ognition of one infinite creator, the di-
vine Mind, and of one, infinite crea-
tion. the perfect ideas or creations of
that Mind.
On specific occasions when a Chris
/ tian Scientist needs to pray specially
. either for himself or for others, he
/ then utilizes what he has consistently
known and lived of God. and this lift
ing up of thought guides him into a
still higher understanding of God.
brings him into the very presence of
] God or into oneness with the divine
! Mind. where being is perfect and
spiritual. and where all sense of dis
! cord or human limitations disappear
| Without consistently living this
truth his prayer, or declaration of
Gods nature. would have no power
in his thought. and indeed there
would be no prayer of faith in the
highest sense. Ii was this prayer
which Jesus gave to his disciples
when he instructed them, "As ye go.
preach. saying. The kingdom of heav-
on is at hand" That is, the reign of
true or spiritual being is here and
now and is the only reality. and the
perception of this fact is with power
because it is the divine law. There
fore heal the sick. cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead. cast out devils" that
is. cast out every inharmonious and
material sense of existence through
this understanding which you have of
true being, for this understanding is
Mind with us, is the Word of God and
is with power.
| have tried in some small measure
to give you an idea of what prayer
is in Christian Science, and to point
out how the Christian Science idea
of prayer. when understood, comedies
with the teachings of Christ Jesus,
and feel sure that il will now be
more apparent to some here that the
true prayer is the right understand
ing of God, through which we are
able to discern all being Alright; that
prayer is in fact to rise in thought
above the mortal sense of being and
gain the divine. | know that this
/ idea of prayer is born of God and
will therefore help and heal all who
are in any way reaching out to know
more of Him.
To any one who doubts the reality
of such prayer and its ability to heal
and to save, | would only say, "Just
try it." When you are overwhelmed
by distress or sorrow, fear or sin,
sickness or poverty simply turn in
thought constantly and unreservedly
away from this mortal picture of
what God has not made. and know
! persistently and faithfully the ever
presence and allpower of infinite
good, and see if that knowing does
not relieve you of your trouble. See
I If divine Love does not come nearer
I, to you in response to such a prayer.
delivering you from every evil.
Through such prayer you will under
stand and fulfill one of Jesus most
scientific and enlightening declara-
tions. "Ye shall know the truth
that is. the truth about God and nee
essarily the truth about being, "and
The truth shall make you free"
4 Healing of Disease
II is claimed that Christian Sci
entists pay too much attention to the
healing of disease, but this is only
said by those who have not yet fully
grasped the significance of this heal
ing and have not realized that botf
sin and disease are effects of the
one evil. the so-called carnal mind
and that all healing. whether of sir
OF of disease, is but the destruction
of the belief in this supposed mind
Mrs. Eddy. foreseeing that the grea
importance placed on the healing o
disease might be misunderstood, ha
stated in her textbook. Science an,
Health with Key to the Scripture
tp. 1907. that "the mission of Chris
+ian Science now. as in the time o
its earlier demonstration. is not pr
marily one OF physical healing" t
: all Christian Scientists the healing Q
sin. that is of wrong thinking of an
kind. is of primary Importance. 70
they realize that the healing of di'
, ease is but the sign following the d.
struction of wrong thinking. All tru
Christian Scientists are daily strivin
. TO cast out of themselves in of e