This interview was adapted from a JSH-Online.com audio podcast titled “Supporting elections with prayer.” It initially was a conversation between Christian Science practitioners George Moffett and Ned Odegaard, along with Audio Producer Rita Polatin. George’s portion was largely based on an article he wrote for the October 24, 2016, issue of the Christian Science Sentinel called “Healing divisive partisanship.” Here we feature adapted excerpts from Ned’s portion of the interview.
Ned Odegaard: One of the mental currents that seems to be so strong today is the feeling that our vote doesn’t matter, that what we do or think doesn’t matter. Interestingly, though, our thoughts are what really matter, because the human experience is the result of individual and collective thoughts.
The reason we pray is that prayer is uniquely the only thing that actually goes to the root of the issue, which is the need to spiritualize thought.
