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Overcoming resistance to prayer

From the February 1983 issue of The Christian Science Journal


Do you find that the only time you can pray is when things are perfectly quiet, and you are sitting in the most comfortable chair in the house? Are you eager to study and read the Bible, and Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, but reluctant to pray? If so, then perhaps you'll find a reexamination of your approach to prayer helpful.

When I started devoting time to the practice of Christian Science, I soon discovered that the thing I needed to do most was the thing I was most reluctant to do. That was to pray. I was very eager to read and study, but when it came to prayer, I really had a struggle.

Finally I asked myself, "Why? Why the reluctance to pray?" The answer came, "Because it's prayer that heals."

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