Article March 11, 1991 Issue

So many ways to pray!

The ways we can pray are limited only by inspiration and our desire to know God and His love.

Sharon Vincz Andrews

A Young friend who has just begun the study of Christian Science said to me recently, "I don't think I know how to pray. I know it's more than just asking God for things. But I don't know where to start."

We then had a long discussion about the value of becoming very quiet in thought, of desiring to know more about God and His love for her. We began to grapple with the questions "What does it mean to pray?" and "How does God answer prayer?" We have continued our discussion over several months, and these conversations have given me the opportunity to think about all the different ways I have learned to pray as a Christian Scientist.

One of my first experiences with prayer as listening occurred shortly after I began my study of Christian Science. I was pregnant and in despair. I felt a great burden of responsibility and fear about bringing a child into the world. Would the baby be healthy? Would I know what to do to care for a tiny infant who would seem so dependent on me? Particularly agonizing to me were the questions of heredity. Would his father and I pass along to him various illnesses and traits that could harm him?

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