Article November 24, 1986 ISSUE

The Bible's prayer-shaping powers

We need more than a verse-by-verse grasp of the Bible. We need the rebirth that comes from probing deep into the whole of Scripture.

Stephen D. Helmer

Scripture is the daily bread of Christian life. All across the globe, there are people of every race, language, and culture who turn to the Bible to hear its powerful, comforting message. For Christian Scientists, too, the Bible is crucial—as crucial to their own spiritual development as it was to that of the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy. A more intimate knowledge of the Bible opens fresh wellsprings of inspiration and healing.

When I was elected Second Reader in my branch Church of Christ, Scientist, I had the opportunity to get a lot closer to my Bible and to strike out across its vast spiritual frontiers to learn more of God's nature. I'd been studying Christian Science a long time and I read the Scriptures thoughtfully, even earnestly. But often it was more out of duty than genuine love. "As a good Christian Scientist, I really should study my Bible more," I'd say to myself.

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