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Teach Us To Pray
Thought Substance
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The Spirit of truth floods me with the light of life, and I
am made whole.
The Spirit of truth reveals abundant Spirit substance,
which I affirm to be the source of my prosperity.
AGAIN the Spirit of truth opens our mind to God's law of
supply and support, to the existence of a universal etheric
thought substance prepared for man's body sustenance by
infinite Mind. We have thought that in answer to our
prayers God in some mysterious manner brought about the
marvelous demonstrations that we had. Now we see that there
has been prepared from the beginning an interpenetrating
substance that, like a tenuous bread of heaven, showers us
with its abundance.
But we must not only ask but bring the Spirit into
consciousness by affirming its abundance to be the source
of our prosperity. Then prosperity will begin to be
manifested right in the face of apparent lack. Remember the
invitation of the Master "Hitherto
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have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall
receive, that your joy may be made full." When we greatly
desire to be just and honest and in all ways to express
only that which is true under the divine law, our soul
radiates energy waves into the ether that produce the color
blue. The aura around the bodies of sincere, honest persons
is usually bright blue or some modification of blue. Blue
is nearly always associated with white in representing
spiritual ideals. The birth of Jesus was heralded by a
bright star in the blue vault of heaven, and the stars in
our American flag have a blue background.
Some persons think that when they quit lying they are
demonstrating Truth. This is commendable, but falls short
of fulfilling the complete reformation of the Spirit of
truth. In the Gospel of John Jesus repeats in chapter after
chapter the promise that He will send to those who believe
on Him a Comforter, whom He calls "the Spirit of truth." In
the 15th chapter we read, "But when the Comforter is come,
whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit
of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear
witness of me." In the 16th chapter we find these words: "I
have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear
them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he
shall guide you into all the truth." "And I will pray the
Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he
may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth . . .
for he abideth with you, and shall be in you."
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Never in the history of the world have there been so many
religious cults as now. It is "Lo, here! or, There" the
world round. To one who is not well grounded in the
fundamental principles of Truth this is all very confusing.
Jesus warned us to beware of man-made religions: "Go not .
. . after them." "The kingdom of God cometh not with
observation." "The kingdom of God is within you."
By exercise of his innate independence man lost his
awareness of Spirit and was consequently cast out of the
Garden of Eden or "paradise of God." Those of us who are
getting an understanding of the divine law are becoming
aware again of the Spirit that rules in this wonderful
kingdom of the mind.
The Spirit of truth is the mind of God in its executive
capacity; it carries out the divine plan of the originating
Spirit. It proceeds from the Father and bears witness of
the Son. We have in the operation of our own mind an
illustration of how Divine Mind works. When an idea is
fully formulated in our mind and we decide to carry it out,
our thoughts change their character from contemplative to
executive. We no longer plan, but proceed to execute what
we have already planned. So God-Mind sends forth its Spirit
to carry out in man the divine idea imaged in the Son.
It is very comforting to know that there is a Spirit
co-operating with us in our efforts to manifest God's law.
God in His divine perfection has seemed so far removed from
our human frailties that we have lost heart. But now we see
that Jesus
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taught that God is intimately associated with us in all our
life's problems and that we need only ask in His name in
order to have all fulfilled.
The Spirit of truth is God's thought projecting into our
mind ideas that will build a spiritual consciousness like
that of Jesus. The Spirit of truth watches every detail of
our life, and when we ask and by affirmation proclaim its
presence, it brings new life into our body and moves us to
observe hygienic and dietary laws that restore health.
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