Article April 24, 1995 Issue

Prayer and our relationship with God

Diane S. Staples

There's a difference between having a relationship to someone and having a relationship with someone. For example, parents and children have an established relationship to each other by virtue of being parent and child. So even after the children have become adults and perhaps moved far away, that relationship to each other still exists. And if the family stays in touch, the parents and children continue to carry on a relationship with each other as well.

All of us are God's children. Christ Jesus referred to God as "Father," and the Scriptures also point clearly to the motherhood of God. The teachings of Christian Science speak of God as "Father-Mother." They bring out the fact that God is Love, our divine Parent. The true identity of each of us is the child of God, and as His spiritual offspring, we're forever embraced in His love. This is our relationship to God, and it's permanent. It can never be broken. It's the most important relationship we can ever know. It's our spiritual basis for demonstrating His perpetual care.

What about our relationship with God? We can never actually move away from Him, as we might from our human parents, because as infinite Spirit, He's everywhere. Nevertheless, many of us tend at times to neglect our relationship with God; we fail to keep in touch with Him on a regular basis.

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