Article January 19, 2015 Issue

Prayer that is fresh and inspired

Lynn Jackson

Prayer that is fresh and inspired truly uplifts and encourages us. But it also does even more—it heals us! Fresh, inspired prayer turns our thought toward God and His goodness, presence, and power. As thought shifts Godward, we see the divinely natural effect in our lives—love, peace, health, harmony, and goodness made increasingly manifest.

But sometimes, if we’re dealing with a problem or a series of problems, we may feel overburdened, exhausted, or discouraged that our prayers have not yet borne fruit. When such tiredness attempts to creep into our prayerful, Christianly scientific work, we often conclude that resolution and healing will take a lot of prayerful “elbow grease,” time, and effort. This temptation would draw us away from the freshness and inspiration that can characterize and bless our prayers.

So the question becomes: How do we keep from feeling mentally weary and maintain inspiration in our communion with God on a daily basis, growing in our understanding of Him and seeing healing as a natural result? How can we keep spontaneity in our daily prayers, praying with spiritual inspiration rather than by rote?

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