“Jesus prayed; he withdrew from the material senses to refresh his heart with brighter, with spiritual views.” (Science and Health, p. 32)

We may wonder how to pray, what that really means. We may feel like our prayers don’t seem to be heard or answered.

Jesus was a master of prayer. He understood implicitly the power and importance of prayer and utilized it constantly. What was he doing when he prayed? I think this quote gives us some great insights that we can use on our own behalf. It includes a definition of prayer—how to do it and what it does.

Jesus prayed by shutting out the material senses. He stopped trying to bring God to the problem, the human situation. He stopped trying to manage things on his own. Jesus consciously withdrew—sometimes physically, but also mentally—from what was trying to stir him up, to pull him into the physical story. He got into God’s story, God’s Word of Truth, and let that inspiration show him what was real and what was possible. He took his thought—and we can, too—to a place that was not limited by person, place, or circumstance. He turned away from sense and self and let God be God.

And this activity was renewing. Jesus’ receptive heart was blessed with brighter views, spiritual reality, and this was healing. He prayed by being with God alone, in thought, and not allowing anything else to come in. He didn’t weigh in the fear or the challenge or himself or others around him. He simply let God revive him.

Let’s pray. Let’s follow Jesus’ example and give ourselves this gift of brighter views, of the healing Truth which is just as present and powerful for us today as it was for Jesus centuries ago.

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