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91:5.1 In [[ancestor]] [[worship]], [[prayer]] leads to the cultivation of ancestral [[ideals]]. But [[prayer]], as a feature of [[Deity]] [[worship]], [[transcends]] all other such [[practices]] since it leads to the cultivation of [[divine]] [[ideals]]. As the [[concept]] of the [[alter ego]] of [[prayer]] becomes [[supreme]] and [[divine]], so are man's [[ideals]] accordingly elevated from mere [[human]] toward [[supernal]] and [[divine]] levels, and the result of all such praying is the enhancement of [[human]] [[character]] and the [[profound]] [[unification]] of human [[personality]].
91:5.2 But [[prayer]] need not always be [[individual]]. [[Group]] or congregational praying is very [[effective]] in that it is highly socializing in its [[repercussions]]. When a [[group]] [[engages]] in [[community]] [[prayer]] for [[moral]] enhancement and [[spiritual]] uplift, such [[devotions]] are reactive upon the [[individuals]] composing the [[group]]; they are all made better because of [[participation]]. Even a whole [[city]] or an entire [[nation]] can be helped by such [[prayer]] [[devotions]]. [[Confession]], [[repentance]], and [[prayer]] have led [[individuals]], [[cities]], [[nations]], and whole [[races]] to mighty efforts of reform and [[courageous]] deeds of valorous achievement.
91:5.3 If you truly [[desire]] to overcome the [[habit]] of criticizing some [[friend]], the quickest and surest way of achieving such a [[change]] of [[attitude]] is to [[establish]] the habit of praying for that [[person]] every day of your life. But the [[social]] [[repercussions]] of such [[prayers]] are dependent largely on two conditions:
*1. 91:5.4 The [[person]] who is prayed for should know that he is being prayed for.
*2. 91:5.5 The person who [[prays]] should come into [[intimate]] [[social]] [[contact]] with the person for whom he is praying.
91:5.6 [[Prayer]] is the [[technique]] whereby, sooner or later, every [[religion]] becomes [[institutionalized]]. And in time [[prayer]] becomes associated with numerous secondary [[agencies]], some helpful, others decidedly deleterious, such as [[priests]], [[holy]] [[books]], [[worship]] [[rituals]], and ceremonials.
91:5.7 But the [[minds]] of greater spiritual [[illumination]] should be [[patient]] with, and [[tolerant]] of, those less endowed [[intellects]] that crave [[symbolism]] for the mobilization of their feeble [[spiritual]] [[insight]]. The strong must not look with disdain upon the weak. Those who are [[God]]-[[conscious]] without [[symbolism]] must not deny the [[grace]]-ministry of the [[symbol]] to those who find it [[difficult]] to [[worship]] [[Deity]] and to [[revere]] [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_56#56:10._TRUTH.2C_BEAUTY.2C_AND_GOODNESS] without [[form]] and [[ritual]]. In prayerful worship, most [[mortals]] envision some [[symbol]] of the object-goal of their [[devotions]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_91 Go to Paper 91]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 91 - Evolution of Prayer]]
91:5.1 In [[ancestor]] [[worship]], [[prayer]] leads to the cultivation of ancestral [[ideals]]. But [[prayer]], as a feature of [[Deity]] [[worship]], [[transcends]] all other such [[practices]] since it leads to the cultivation of [[divine]] [[ideals]]. As the [[concept]] of the [[alter ego]] of [[prayer]] becomes [[supreme]] and [[divine]], so are man's [[ideals]] accordingly elevated from mere [[human]] toward [[supernal]] and [[divine]] levels, and the result of all such praying is the enhancement of [[human]] [[character]] and the [[profound]] [[unification]] of human [[personality]].
91:5.2 But [[prayer]] need not always be [[individual]]. [[Group]] or congregational praying is very [[effective]] in that it is highly socializing in its [[repercussions]]. When a [[group]] [[engages]] in [[community]] [[prayer]] for [[moral]] enhancement and [[spiritual]] uplift, such [[devotions]] are reactive upon the [[individuals]] composing the [[group]]; they are all made better because of [[participation]]. Even a whole [[city]] or an entire [[nation]] can be helped by such [[prayer]] [[devotions]]. [[Confession]], [[repentance]], and [[prayer]] have led [[individuals]], [[cities]], [[nations]], and whole [[races]] to mighty efforts of reform and [[courageous]] deeds of valorous achievement.
91:5.3 If you truly [[desire]] to overcome the [[habit]] of criticizing some [[friend]], the quickest and surest way of achieving such a [[change]] of [[attitude]] is to [[establish]] the habit of praying for that [[person]] every day of your life. But the [[social]] [[repercussions]] of such [[prayers]] are dependent largely on two conditions:
*1. 91:5.4 The [[person]] who is prayed for should know that he is being prayed for.
*2. 91:5.5 The person who [[prays]] should come into [[intimate]] [[social]] [[contact]] with the person for whom he is praying.
91:5.6 [[Prayer]] is the [[technique]] whereby, sooner or later, every [[religion]] becomes [[institutionalized]]. And in time [[prayer]] becomes associated with numerous secondary [[agencies]], some helpful, others decidedly deleterious, such as [[priests]], [[holy]] [[books]], [[worship]] [[rituals]], and ceremonials.
91:5.7 But the [[minds]] of greater spiritual [[illumination]] should be [[patient]] with, and [[tolerant]] of, those less endowed [[intellects]] that crave [[symbolism]] for the mobilization of their feeble [[spiritual]] [[insight]]. The strong must not look with disdain upon the weak. Those who are [[God]]-[[conscious]] without [[symbolism]] must not deny the [[grace]]-ministry of the [[symbol]] to those who find it [[difficult]] to [[worship]] [[Deity]] and to [[revere]] [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_56#56:10._TRUTH.2C_BEAUTY.2C_AND_GOODNESS] without [[form]] and [[ritual]]. In prayerful worship, most [[mortals]] envision some [[symbol]] of the object-goal of their [[devotions]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_91 Go to Paper 91]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 91 - Evolution of Prayer]]
