Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-19
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PRAYER


God of abundance.
PRAYER
Prayer is supposed to have a place
in the daily life of every consistent
Christian. and is generally believed to
be, the means by which man commu-
uicates with God; Jesus attached so
much importance to the right concept
of prayer that he gave that greatest
of all prayers. beginning our Father,
which art in Heaven" Nowhere did
Jesus. teaching as he did that he was
not God, instruct his followers to pray
to him, neither did he instruct them
to appeal to any other personality,
but without intercesS.on. to approach
God with loving confidence. How
many good Christians have absolute
confidence that prayer is always an
swered? The crying need of the
world is to know how to pray Alright,
TO pray the righteous prayer which
availeth much. Science and Health.
with Key to the Scriptures contains a
chaptcp on PRAYER which is accepted
by Christian Scientists and acknowl-
edged by many other advanced think
ers to be the greatest treatise on
prayer ever written. In this chapter
! Mrs. Eddy says, desire is prayer,
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right desire and purpose of prayer
must be; her exposition is in exact
accord with the teachings of Jesus,
Christian Science teaches that by con-
/ stantly thinking the truth. we fulfill
Jesus command to pray constantly
Jesus, when he instructed his disciples
in prayer, said, What things soever
We desire. when ye pray, believe that
we receive them. and we shall have
! them" Much of the prayer of the
world has been uttered for material
things or for the fulfilment of human
desires and it is never answered
/ Jesus denounced such prayer, but the
moment we know that God has giver
all good to man and that all good now
and eternally is, that moment we be-
! gin to receive the benefits of prayer
and experience its blessings
Christian Scientists accept the teach
! ing of the Bible from Genesis to Rev,
/ citation and believe that the colder
| thread of truth running Throughout
! unites all ages as the Christ is re-
vealed. Science and Health ha:
given an illumination to the Scrip
lures that enables the student to com,
prehend their spiritual import. i
the Bible is Gods word to his people
! then it is for us today to know ant
| to understand it. No longer do Chris
| tian Scientists read the Scriptures in 6
perfunctory manner, but it Is theii
| delight to read and study them daily
! THE DISCOVEREER AND
FOUNDER.
Little more than fifty years age
there was Just one Christian Scientis
! on earth, the Discoverer and Founder
of Christian Science, Mary Baker
Eddy.
| The experiences which led to this
discovery are set forth in her book
Retrospection and Introspection." II
speaking of her own healing, Mrs
! Eddy tells us that the Bible was hei
only textbook. She also says of Jesus
that he was the most scientific mar
| that ever trod the globe. He plunged
| beneath the material surface OF
things and found the spiritual cause
Because Mrs. Eddy plunged beneath
the material surface" she has re.
vealed to this age the same available
| Christ, Truth, which heals and saves
! She has proved a most consecrated
| follower of Jesus Christ and has
claimed nothing more for herself. The
! Christian Science Church founded by
| Mrs Eddy stands for pure democ-
racy, the brotherhood of man, univer-
culture, where each individual has his
| place in Divine Mind and cannot
usurp the place or rights of another
The true understanding of God re-
veals the true brotherhood of man.