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The Place of Fasting in Scientific Prayer
Fasting is often thought of as denying oneself some luxury or necessity in the observance of a religious rite. From this standpoint it might appear that Christian Scientists do not fast, but that is not the case. Fasting in Christian Science, which is the rejection of material sense evidence, is an indispensable element of scientific prayer. Prayer which includes both spiritualization and dematerialization of human thought enables the healer to meet difficult situations with assurance.
It is as necessary to deny spurious material sense testimony and the beliefs associated with it as it is to discern the spiritual fact of man's inseparability from God. It is in this way that prayer, including the essential element of fasting, brings the healing Christ to receptive thought; and in the presence of Christ, Truth, one disease is no more real than another.
Many Christian Scientists have had the experience of accomplishing healings for themselves or others when they knew hardly enough of the letter of this Science to carry on an intelligent discussion of the subject. Then, later on, when they have entered the public practice of Christian Science, they have come face to face with situations not unlike those that confronted the disciples, who asked Jesus why they were unsuccessful in healing the distraught child whom a father had brought to them.
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March 31, 1962 issue
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Our Solemn Promises
IRMA DECKER
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Meeting Moral Challenges in School Life
JACK W. PAULSEN
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Defining Our Purpose
NINA R. WHITNEY
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"Uncomplaining guard"
BILLY CARR CREAMER
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DISTRIBUTION
Richard Carver
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Using Our Understanding
MARY R. SELBY
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Church Prosperity
Helen Wood Bauman
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The Place of Fasting in Scientific Prayer
Ralph E. Wagers
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I have had many wonderful...
Isabel Olson
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For several years after beginning...
Mabel F. Clark
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It is with a deep sense of humility...
Leslie L. Collins
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I did not take up Christian Science...
Martha M. Fellers
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With a heart full of gratitude...
Jeannette Mackemer
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I attended a Christian Science...
Mary Lou Stellberger Moreau with contributions from Henry J. Moreau
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Each year my gratitude increases...
Barbara Ann Yeager
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Although I had received a...
Gladys M. Chacksfield
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Signs of the Times
Jack Mendelsohn