Montana labor news., 1946-09-19

even il we learn to do 1t only by
degrees. We have received the same
admonition in Paul's words. Pray
without ceasing.'
Prayer Defined
perhaps we need TO revise our con-
cept of true prayer. and to this END
recommend that you study once again,
no matter how well you may know 1t
now. the first chapter In Science and
Health. entitled Prayer" Many have
been healed OF disease, of lack, and
of other discords, when they have APP
preached the question Of how TO pray
Alright, through the study OF these God
inspired pages.
We learn that true prayer is "A state
OF uplifted spiritual thought and not
merely a request for more material
abundance. AS we gain. through true
knowing. a consciousness of Gods
ever-present omnipotence. We are
praying. When we realize that divine
Love is constantly imparting unlimited
~inexhaustible good for the benefit OF
His spiritual creation, we cannot logi-
cally ask for more.
We are praying when we understand
that the complete creation Of Spirit
must be spiritual; that spiritual man,
the image and likeness of infinite
Spirit. must be as complete and per-
feet as his Maker. We see the folly of
asking to be supplied by depriving
others when we learn that Gods good
ness is much more abundant than the
air we breathe and that it is not neces-
sary to impOverish others in order to
have all we shall ever need. The
purest prayer beholds all of Gods
children as completely supplied and
perfect and well.
Let me quote from page IL of our
textbook: Prayer cannot change the
unalterable Truth, nor can prayer
alone give us an understanding OF
Truth: but prayer. coupled with a
~fervent habitual desire to know and dc
the will of God, will bring us into all
Truth. Such u desire has little need
Of audible expression. 1t is best ex
pressed in thought and In life The
right desire which is prayer, to be
constant. that Is. without ceasing,'
must become "habitual," and Christian
Science gives us practical help along
this line, since II Is demOnstrable.
Successful Daily Affairs
In the round Of daily human affair.
in the home and in business, one ma!
easily become so engrossed in thu
days work that he indeed seems IA
from reaching out habitually for spirit
ual ideas. Mrs. Eddy with God.be
slowed wisdom has provided tn
means through which to uplift AM
clarity thought at all times. Not onl,
did she give us the Bible Lesson-Sel
mons for daily study, but she arrange
to have her various writings publishe
in such convenient small volumes tina
: they may be kept ever at hand.
Carry one Of these books with 20
4 during the day. and you will find o.
portunities to refer to 1t often. Eve
a sentence read and understood WI
spiritualize thought. and inasmuch
all activity is primarily mental tn
: uplifted thought will be practical
!. made manifest in daily affair
9 Thought which is thus kept in acti'
contact with the one source Of
right ideas Is fearless, alert. homes
clear. unselfish; and such wholeson
thinking put into action In daily II
Is true success.
a Here let us recall that vital defil
II. ton Of Christian Science from IT
N First Church Of Christ. Scientist, al
ts Miscellany: ITO live SO as to Ike
so human consciousness In constant
lation with the divine. the spiritu
- and the eternal. Is to individualize
to finite power; and this is Christi
Mt Science"
al. Remember that the Christ Is the &
In. OF God which makes 1t possible for