Christ Jesus instructed his followers: “When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly” (Matthew 6:6). Jesus then gave what is well-known to Christians as the Lord’s Prayer.
In the textbook of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, a steadfast follower of Jesus, wrote: “The closet typifies the sanctuary of Spirit, the door of which shuts out sinful sense but lets in Truth, Life, and Love.” She further stated, “The Master’s injunction is, that we pray in secret and let our lives attest our sincerity” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 15).
Such prayer is powerful at any time of the day, but each morning when I wake up, I find it so helpful to devote some specific time to prayer. First thing. This makes praying a priority before I begin any to-do list. I’m going into my mental closet to establish the day on a solid spiritual foundation. Not surprisingly, as a result of quietly turning to God right away, my thinking remains poised for the unfoldment of God’s goodness, which includes bringing solutions to problematic circumstances that might arise during the day.
