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Valuing our prayer
Take a stand against the mental distractions that divert you from effective prayer.
After a busy and happy Sunday, I sat down to spend some of the evening in prayer. I had in my lap the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, intending to study a few paragraphs to encourage my prayer. After reading a couple of lines, I thought of the guest who had visited our home earlier in the day. I read another sentence and then considered a couple of household projects I was planning. I prayed for a moment, affirming the goodness and presence of God, then thought for a while about the puppy we had recently added to our family.
After going along in this manner for several minutes, I was rebuked by an arresting thought. It seemed to come from God, and it abruptly changed my approach to prayer. The idea was this: the value of truth is supreme.

July 12, 1993 issue
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From the Editors
The Editors
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A conversation with the pastor
Robert R. Mullen, Jr.
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The Lesson-Sermon: day-to-day protection
Ellen Crista da Silva
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Letting God help us
Robert R. MacKusick
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Valuing our prayer
Thomas C. Asher
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"Taking Church wherever I go"
a member of The Mother Church
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The circulation of good
William E. Moody
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Visiting with the pastor
Barbara M. Vining
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It was the holiday season, and of course my husband and...
Cynthia Clement Sampsell
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The image of an anthropomorphic God, who would punish...
Louise Rickert