FIFTH MEETING
Prayer
I. A Communion, Not a Begging:
a. In a world that goes toward its own desire—which is also ours—it is folly to ask one’s vast Self for anything.
b. Prayer is a momentary consciousness of the vast Self which is God.
II. The Value of Prayer:
a. To be conscious, by an effort, of the vast oneness, gives us renewed calmness and strength.
b. To pray for what we can be is to call forth the power to be it.
c. Prayer puts us in a state of mind in which we draw upon the endless source of power and possibility:
1. The value, therefore, of prayer before sleep.
III. The Manner of Prayer:
a. By conscious words that give the communion.
b. By an occasional state of mind.
c. By every creative action.
d. By the whole attitude of our life.