Montana labor news., 1944-11-23

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child of God. such prayer changes Il
ones point of view; it turns thought g
from the delusive mirror of ma Z
terial to contemplate reality as .
reflected in the mirror Of divine Science. .
There is no set form Of prayer. An angel
message may come to us which we will
use as our prayer at n moment, ana
another one equally as effective may
come to us at another time. Mrs. Eddy
saws that the Lords Prayer covers all
human needs. She sees it as a perfect
treatment for every suggestion Of lmita-
ton. But, clearly, it is neither the
form nor the words Of a prayer that ac-
complishes the healing. 1t is the spirit
ual sense, or true meaning Of prayer
that heals.
Christian Scientists love the Lords
Prayer. 1t is their prayer Of prayers
Mrs. Eddy says that only as we rise
above all material consciousness and sim
can we reach the h%eaven-born aspira-
ton and spiritual consciousness, which
is indicated in the Lords Prayer and
which i-nstantaneously heals the sick.
Science and Health 16:20)) And so it
is this "~heaven-born aspiration and spir-
itual consciousness this true sense OF
PRAYER. for which we should strive.
Christian Scientists recognize that in the
Lords Prayer are to be found the rules
not only for full individual salvation, but
also for the salvation Of the world.
Salvation
The best way to begin to save the
world is to rule out of ourselves all That
us unlike God, or good. When we can
with the sage pray: "Dear God, reform
thy world beginning with me" we shall
have begun rightly.
Christian Science teaches that sick
limited bodies, or a sick limited world,
are evolved from sickly thoughts. And
so it is clear to Christian Scientists that
as their thinking about these things i'm
proves, their improved way Of thinking
will begin to express itself by way Of freer
bodies and a more orderly, harmonious,
and peaceful world. We are not taught
that we can close u eyes to individual
problems, or to the problems Of the world
and merely say: They do not exist. This
is far from true. But we are taught that
as wrong thinking gives place in indi-
vidual consciousness to right thinking
to spiritual thinking, or true prayer, the
path leading to the realization Of Peace
on earth, good will among men" will be
more clearly seen.
We long for peace for The world ant
for ourselves. Many Of us have logeC
ones who are serving in the armed force
of our country, far away from home
We r eager that our prayers will brinI
those loved ones strength, freedom
peace, and safety and that we may real
ize for ourselves a certain measure q
ouietness and Of assurance during thei
IS absence. True prayer will bring all {
ng these. 1t will reveal to us in the miro
ed of divine Science man inseparable frol
OF God. safe and secure in divine Love
It's everpresence. With confident assuranC
ly, we can declare with the Psalms
whittier shall I go from thy spirit
a or whittier shall I flee from thy pre-.
ID ence? If ascend up into heaven, the
.p- art there: if I make my bed in hell, b'
hold, thou art there. If 1 take u
Ter wings of the morning, and dwell in Il
uttermost parts of the sea; Even the
shall thy hand lead me, and thy rigl
Use hand shall hold me" Psalms 1871
RS. Conclusion
800 ana
oy- It makes no difference what conditiC
aat of human experience seems to be liml
yer ing our perfect freedom, Christian S.
OF ence will help us. Yes, it will heal
the if we are receptive and ready for t
not healing. Christian Science comes to
art right where we are. No requiremer
ing are made Of us which are impossible
1ds fulfillment. Regardless of what u pro
nK- lem may be; regardless of what our sit
TO alton in life may be; regardless of t
one length of time during which some pre-
the lem may have been present with
'ay: regardless of negative argument,
al our desire is right, if We are honest a
ing sincere, if we are willing to think q
all ferently about some or many things, a
will devote a reasonable amount Of ii
to the study and application of
~ teachings Of Christian Science, we
- gain that same sense of dominion o
=, every known kind of restrictive con
ton which countless numbers of CHI
tan Scientists have gained, and are ga
ing daily. Christian Science offers
the pearl of great price" and helps
in every way to claim and to enjoy
IRA use of it.
inu- The rules for demonstrating Christ
eng. Science are simple and easily follow
is Mrs. Eddy says: Hold thought ste
san9 lastly to the enduring, the good, and
reed true, and you will bring these into y
mind experience proportionably to their OK
e of pancy of your thoughts" (Science
st be Health 26l:4)
re to Obviously, the enduring is that wi
IN. expresses eternal Life, or God. the g
90 a the all-loving nature Of God; and
,nees true, that which reflects divine TT
Il in or God. When we speak Of holt
But thought steadfastly to these divine q
,eans tiles, do we mean that we merely rel
FOWL words, n continue 10 repeat 'iiein
over. til we are free? No. We do not m
wed. that. We mean that we must make Il
evil qualities our own-we must Strive
stion realize that they express the true ma
eyes of God; hence Of man. Goos reilec'
,k on We must keep before us the miro
then. divine Science where we see perfect
hings alton forever expressed. We accept
terial as the substance, the Life, the int
lange gence, the very existence Of all.
Irayer even though, at the moment we may
fright see clearly through the mist Ior "
fishes mortal mind is responsible, we know