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How Prayer Works

According to E. Fox...

Prayer always helps, to the extent of our whole-heartedness and our faith: technically, we would say, to the extent of our understanding , or the height of our consciousness attained. According to our faith is it done unto us, is the simplest and best way of starting it.

How prayer works is another question, and a very interesting one to students in psychology and metaphysics. This is what actually happens: Your prayer works by changing the subconscious part of your mind. It wipes out fear, and destroys the false ideas that have been causing the trouble.

Every condition in your life is the out-picturing of a belief in subconscious. Every ailment, every difficulty that you have, is but the embodiment of a negative idea somewhere in your subconscious, which is actuated by a charge of fear. Prayer wipes out these negative thoughts and then their embodiment must disappear too. The healing must come.

Prayer, then does not act directly on your body or on your circumstances; it changes your mentality--after which, of course, the outer picture must change too.

"And be not conformed to this world (the negative picture): but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Romans 12:2

So how do you apply this to your life...well...it depends on where you are...are souls are fickle...if things are going our way...wow...how often do you pray...possibly when you are moved by an event...maybe our prayers should be more consistent...I think back to the story we were all taught about the tortoise and the hare...even with Easter approaching the tortoise has the advantage...the wisdom...

Four years ago my father passed away and I spiraled out of control...on the surface...at least for a while I seemed like everything was good...but it wasn't...and the first thing to go was prayer...in time...and when I say time I don't mean days or weeks...more like months to years...I realized that prayer was missing and I had been missing it...and things got better...

This isn't too say that free will of others may not affect your life...your direction...your perception...your thoughts...your prayers...but after all...it's not about the finish line...it's about how you ran the race...

In 32+ years I've come to realize many realities...prayers work...it can not be defined or categorized, but it works...and I am thankful to believe once more in something bigger than all...

jwcIII
March 30th, 2010