Chapter I - Prayer
Loftiest adoration
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A great sacrifice of material things must precede this
A great sacrifice of material things must precede this
advanced spiritual understanding. The highest prayer
is not one of faith merely; it is demonstra-
tion. Such prayer heals sickness, and must
destroy sin and death. It distinguishes between Truth
that is sinless and the falsity of sinful sense.
The prayer of Jesus Christ
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Our Master taught his disciples one brief prayer,
Our Master taught his disciples one brief prayer,
which we name after him the Lord's Prayer. Our Mas-
ter said, "After this manner therefore pray
ye," and then he gave that prayer which
covers all human needs. There is indeed some doubt
among Bible scholars, whether the last line is not an
addition to the prayer by a later copyist; but this does
not affect the meaning of the prayer itself.
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In the phrase, "Deliver us from evil," the original
In the phrase, "Deliver us from evil," the original
properly reads, "Deliver us from the evil one." This
reading strengthens our scientific apprehension of the peti-
tion, for Christian Science teaches us that "the evil one," or
one evil, is but another name for the first lie and all liars.
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Only as we rise above all material sensuousness and
Only as we rise above all material sensuousness and
sin, can we reach the heaven-born aspiration and spir-
itual consciousness, which is indicated in the Lord's
Prayer and which instantaneously heals the sick.
Here let me give what I understand to be the spir-
itual sense of the Lord's Prayer:
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Our Father which art in heaven,
Our Father which art in heaven,
Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious,
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Hallowed be Thy name.
Hallowed be Thy name.
Adorable One.
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Thy kingdom come.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present.
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Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Enable us to know, – as in heaven, so on earth, – God is
omnipotent, supreme.
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Give us this day our daily bread;
Give us this day our daily bread;
Give us grace for to-day; feed the famished affections;
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And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And Love is reflected in love;
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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil;
And God leadeth us not into temptation, but delivereth
us from sin, disease, and death.
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For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory, forever.
For God is infinite, all-power, all Life, Truth, Love, over
all, and All.