To be sure, the Christian Scientist of today wants to be obedient to Mrs. Eddy's instruction to pray daily, "'Thy kingdom come;' let the reign of divine Truth, Life, and Love be established in me, and rule out of me all sin; and may Thy Word enrich the affections of all mankind, and govern them!" Manual of The Mother Church, Art. VIII, Sect. 4
He wants to thus pray, and do so with all his heart, because he knows such prayer inclines his thinking, and therefore his experience, Christward. Mrs. Eddy's "Daily Prayer" as found in the Manual of The Mother Church, with the deeply loved Lord's Prayer of Christ Jesus upon which it is based, stands at the forefront of his daily devotions, or mental work.
These two prayers are infinitely applicable to the needs of mankind. The Scientist knows this. Haven't we all reached out to God at moments of crisis and found our petition, of its own impulse, articulated in the words of these prayers? Or in moments of deep joy or gratitude found our affirmations of oneness with God, the all-loving Father-Mother, expressed in them?
