The Bible Speaks to You February 29, 1964 Issue

[The above is substantially the text of the program released for broadcast the week of February 21–27 in the radio series, "The Bible Speaks to You," heard internationally over more than 850 stations. This is one of the weekly programs prepared and produced by the Christian Science Committee on Publication, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.]

RADIO PROGRAM No. 99 - What Is the Prayer That Heals?

[This is the fourth of a group of programs on Religion and Health]

INTERVIEWER: In his book, "The Need to Believe," Murdo Ewen Macdonald says: "For the ordinary man to-day religion is a last ditch recourse, something he turns to in desperation when nothing else offers him any hope." [Copyright, 1959, Murdo Ewen Macdonald.] We would be interested in your comments on this.

SPEAKER: Prayer should not be our last resort; it should be our first resort. I say this because prayer is not just for emergencies, but for every day. It is not just pleading with God as one would plead with a parent or with a judge. Prayer is understanding the law of God that heals.

INTERVIEWER: You, as a Christian Scientist, would say that prayer heals disease. Can you explain why?

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