The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-26

ing is Gods idea, perfect and etern-
al. we begin to think as Jesus
thought. or to let that Mind be in us
which was also in Christ Jesus"
the Mind before which sin. disease.
and death disappear into their native
nothingness.
We also spontaneously start to
law. and this knowing is forever one
with divine power. AS our under
standing of true being grows clearer.
through the clearer perception of
what God is then for the first time
we begin to pray or to know truly,
and such prayer is the holiest exper-
ience that can come TO any human
being. II was through such prayer
that Christ Jesus performed his won
derful works when he refused to be-
lieve in the carnal minds man,
based on the evidence of material
sense. but unswervingly recognized
his true being and the truth of all be-
ing as spiritual and perfect because
one with the Father; and he prayed
Father, .... that they may be one
even as we are one that is, one in
essence. because in reality all true
being is forever one with the Father
As this true sense of being grew
with Christ Jesus. the false of NOR
tai sense was put off. and the truth
true prayer and the only way of sal
walton for us. This recognition of
the true nature of God. and hence of
the true nature of man as His re-
Election, is prayer in the highest
sense; it is indeed the truth. or true
consciousness which makes free,
and is the very presence and power
Of divine Mind. which acts upon the
human mind to make free from the
material or finite.
When this great fact is perceived
that right thinking about God and
His creation is Mind with us. and is
the forever activity Of that which we
call God and which Christian Sci
ence reveals as divine Mind, true
prayer will be understood, and it will
be seen that prayer in the highest
and holiest sense is constant right
thinking about God and about all
that He has made. This is indeed
the truth. The infallible and scien-
tfic nature of Jesus prayer and of
the works resulting from his prayer
will then be full appreciated; also
Johns statement. "In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was Cod"
will be fully understood and practic-
ally utilized. for il will be seen that
the Word of God is Mind or God ex-
pressed, and is the truth about God
and His creation.
Heath with Key to the Scripture"
tp. 5O3). Mrs. Eddy speaks of "Di-
vine Science, the Word of God" and
humanity is beginning to appreciate
that Divine Science is the Word of
God as it has appeared to this age,
revealing the truth of all being. The
knowledge of true being which this
Divine Science brings to us is indeed
prayer scientific yet infinitely tender
and loving forever declaring God
Alright; and this is abundantly man
ifest in its results. for, as Mrs Eddy
declares in the same book and on
the same page. Divine Science. the
Word of God. saith to the darkness
upon the face of error. God is Allin-
ALL and the light of ever-present
Love illumines the universe" This
prayer is also beautifully described
in verse from the Christian Science
Hymnal by James Montgomery:
Prayer is the Christians vita
breath.
The Christians native air:
His watchword overcometh death
He enters heaven with prayer.
Christian Science teaches US tina
heaven is the recognition of true be
ing here and now. that ii is within
us; that il is not locality or stat
that is going to be. but is the eve
present Word of God. or the perceI
ton of spiritual reality. Therefor
through prayer or right thinking tn
Christian attains heaven. or tru
being. here and now, and realize
the practically and availability c
that which is true. This knowing
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