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final solution for did not the propast
of old say, Thou wilt keep him in
perfect peace whose mind is stayed ON
thee?"
This leads to consideration of
prayer. Christian Science has given
to the world a sensible and reasonable
Idea of prayer. one in keeping with
the dignity and allness OF Omnipotent
God. How often have we listened and
marvelled in the old churches at the
! flowery wordy petitions that were
poured forth seeking the ear of divine
4 love; marvelled at the information
that was being showered on infinite
Intelligence; marvelled at the curious,
unnatural requests made of eternal
Principle; marvelled indeed. until one
has wondered IL one would ever at
tempt such a style of prayer again for
ones own needs. Perhaps out of
multiture of blessings that have come
to me through the study of Christian
Science, the most satisfactory one has
been that J. have learned how to pray.
Christian Science has taught me what
Jesus meant when he said: Your
Father knoweth what things We have
need of, before We ask him." Prayer
as understood in Christian Science, is
not an effort to inform the Infinite
nor to invite His interference in the
iaffairs of men. 1t is rather an effort
on our part to realize, recognize and
be conscious of ever present Love, and
to know that infinite Power and Wis
dom is being reflected by us. 1t Ia
an effort to know and understand that
there is no reality or power in evil or
in a belief of evil. It Is to know and
understand that all good is meant for
Gods children, and nothing can pre-
vent its manifestation. 1t is rather
a process of affirmation and of reali
cation than of petition. 1t is not to
, ask God to take a hand for us, but to
know that His Omnipotence exists for
our benefit, and to bring ourselves into
harmony with Gods plan that we may
avail ourselves of His power. With
this thought, prayer becomes of ne
, cessity, Not mans will be done, but
!, Gods" We may be sure that no
no other prayer will find an answer
Christian Scientists have learned what
. Jesus mean when He said, Men ough,
always to pray" and a Christian Sci.
enlist is constantly in prayer. that ne
t may keep his thought free of all thai
+ is unworthy, and filled with all that
is Godlike. Mrs. Eddy has, in few
0 words, in the opening sentence of Sci
S ence and Health, covered the whole
a ground of prayer. The prayer tina
D reforms the sinner and heals the scl
is an absolute faith that all things are
z possible to Coda spiritual under
: standing of Him, an unselfish love"
Christian Science has been assailec
. because of its teaching concerning
u Jesus. and it has been denied a place
in the galaxy of so-called orthodox re
. ligions because it teaches that jesus
: was not God. When we realize thu
!, difficulty Jesus had in making ever
, His disciples understand who an,
. what he was, ii is not strange that tn
;, Christian Science teaching on th
! subject has been misunderstood. Per
. haps few of the immediate followers
, of Jesus saw clearly the distinction
, between the human Jesus and tn,
Christ idea; but Mrs. Eddy has mad
v this clear in her teachings. The MAJ
. Jesus was human, born of Mary, anc
i, his life covered but a brief span o
T years; but the Christ which was no
= a name so much as the divine title O
$ Jesus. expressing his Godlike nature
| is eternal without beginning o
} years or end of days" and is ever in.
e separable from God. Jesus. in refer.
e ing to himself as the Christ, said, SO
= am the way, the truth and the life,
? | Before Abraham was, l am" ant