Not another problem! Why is this happening to me? I haven’t got time to pray!” This is a familiar feeling to many of us. We overcome one challenge only to get hit with another, or even more than one. It can feel overwhelming. What can we do?

There is always time to pray, even when it feels as though there’s not. In fact, as understood in Christian Science, prayer doesn’t take time. Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, defines time in part as “limits, in which are summed up all human acts, thoughts, beliefs, opinions, knowledge; . . . error” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 595). Who needs any of that monopolizing their thought?

Prayer does not partake in any way of limits, error, human knowledge, beliefs, or opinions. Prayer doesn’t take time; it takes thought. Prayer is the desire to be holier and to act consistently in a Godlike way. It includes the acknowledgment of God’s presence and power and, just as importantly, an admission to ourselves that we are the expression of God and so reflect His allness and supremacy. Because God is always present and we always reflect Him, we can admit this instantly.