God's will is done; and the will of God is expressed through unchanging, harmonious law. To be obedient to the will of God, one must have a demonstrable understanding of His law, a recognition of His government as unerring, and of His universe as spiritual, harmonious, and complete. When we understandingly pray, "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven," we are declaring the truth which liberates and heals. Understanding and obeying God's will destroys belief in the unjust laws of mortal mind, and brings into our experience much of the good we once thought was reserved for us in a far-off heaven.
In its purest sense, prayer is communion with God. True prayer is not merely asking for added mercies; it is acknowledging those blessings which His unfailing love and tenderness have already bestowed upon man. It is not asking for something material to take place in our lives in order to adjust or heal our difficulties. It is affirming that Principle and its ideas are in perfect accord. Nor is prayer bowing to a false concept of God's will as an afflictive law or decree. It is knowing that man lives by divine authority, and is under no burden of condemnation from the law which provides him with all good.
Knowing and doing God's will exemplifies man's unity with his Maker, and demonstrates the universality of Love, in which one of God's children does not outshine another, but all are perfect, pure, and free, radiant with the glory of holiness. To be consciously allied to the divine Mind is to have that Mind "which was also in Christ Jesus." To possess this Christliness, one must cultivate positive right thinking, and through earnest, prayerful effort surrender self-will, fleshly desire, and sinful beliefs.
