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"When ye pray, say, Our"
His biographers bear witness to the fact that Jesus prayed, even lingering all night on one occasion in communion with the Supreme Being. These sessions of prayer were far from selfish, for in the morning he mingled with the people to share with them the exhilarating power he had gathered in those enriching silent hours. His constant admonitions to fear not, even to rejoice, were based on his ability to think faultlessly, to see penetratively, and hence to differentiate between the deceptions of materiality and the unseen permanencies of Spirit. He spoke "a parable unto them ... that men ought always to pray, and not to faint."
Jesus had no bank account, no reserve of capital, no political or worldly influence. Yet no one was ever richer, more affluent, more independent. He could pay his taxes from the fish's mouth; he could feed the hungry crowd from the abundance of his compassionate understanding. His prayers and their answers measured his oneness with the Eternal. His faith in God was the basis of his faith in himself as the Son of God. Observing the works he accomplished as a direct result of prayer, the disciples yearned for access to the same spiritual source. No wonder they sought him out and asked, "Lord, teach us to pray."

May 30, 1942 issue
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"As we forgive our debtors"
CAROBETH LAIRD
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Finding Good
CARL WALTER GEHRING
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Joyous Dominion
S. ELLA SHELHAMER
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Home
ARTHUR ROY BEDIENT
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"Life is deathless"
VERNON H. BLAIR
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No Stumbling Block
TWANET EVANS
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The Ever-mounting Way
MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON
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"When ye pray, say, Our"
Peter V. Ross
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"Strengthened with might"
Evelyn F. Heywood
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Notices
with contributions from Herbert W. Beck, The Christian Science Board of Directors
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The Lectures
with contributions from Edwin Everett Leason, Margaret Woodward Davis
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My attention has been called to...
Lyman S. Abbott, Committee on Publication for the State of Michigan,
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In a recent issue your medical...
Benson Tatham Woodhead, Committee on Publication for Lancashire, England,
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Revelation
MAE TUCKER
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About twelve years ago I applied...
Victoria Lennox Hill
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Thirteen years ago, at a time of...
Alan J. Howell
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It is with most sincere gratitude...
Addie Pratt
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I want to express my gratitude...
Margaret R. Detch
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Christian Science has done so...
Juliet F. Hull
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My gratitude to our Leader,...
Jessie Bloomhart
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Among the many healings which...
Deries Gaulden
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Deep Desire
PEARLE M. WARREN
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from West, Sam H. Plumer, Richard K. Morton, Thomas Hastwell, Lewis R. Akers, A Correspondent