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91:6.1 [[Prayer]], unless in [[liaison]] with the [[Free will|will]] and [[actions]] of the [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[forces]] and material supervisors of a realm, can have no direct [[effect]] upon one's [[physical]] [[environment]]. While there is a very definite [[limit]] to the province of the [[petitions]] of [[prayer]], such limits do not equally apply to the [[faith]] of those who pray.
91:6.2 [[Prayer]] is not a [[technique]] for curing real and [[organic]] [[diseases]], but it has contributed enormously to the enjoyment of [[abundant]] [[health]] and to the [[cure]] of numerous [[mental]], [[emotional]], and nervous ailments. And even in [[actual]] bacterial [[disease]], prayer has many times added to the efficacy of other remedial [[procedures]]. [[Prayer]] has turned many an irritable and complaining invalid into a [[paragon]] of [[patience]] and made him an [[inspiration]] to all other human sufferers.
91:6.3 No matter how [[difficult]] it may be to [[reconcile]] the [[scientific]] doubtings regarding the [[efficacy]] of [[prayer]] with the ever-present urge to seek help and [[guidance]] from [[divine]] sources, never forget that the [[sincere]] [[prayer]] of [[faith]] is a mighty [[force]] for the promotion of [[personal]] [[happiness]], [[individual]] [[self-control]], [[social]] [[harmony]], [[moral]] [[progress]], and [[spiritual]] [[attainment]].
91:6.4 [[Prayer]], even as a purely [[human]] [[practice]], a [[dialogue]] with one's [[alter ego]], constitutes a [[technique]] of the most efficient approach to the [[realization]] of those reserve [[powers]] of [[human]] [[nature]] which are stored and conserved in the [[unconscious]] realms of the human [[mind]]. Prayer is a sound [[psychologic]] [[practice]], aside from its [[religious]] implications and its [[spiritual]] significance. It is a [[fact]] of [[human]] [[experience]] that most [[persons]], if sufficiently hard pressed, will pray in some way to some [[source]] of help.
91:6.5 Do not be so [[slothful]] as to ask [[God]] to solve your [[difficulties]], but never hesitate to ask him for [[wisdom]] and [[spiritual]] [[strength]] to guide and sustain you while you yourself resolutely and [[courageously]] attack the [[problems]] at hand.
91:6.6 [[Prayer]] has been an indispensable [[factor]] in the [[progress]] and preservation of religious [[civilization]], and it still has mighty contributions to make to the further enhancement and [[spiritualization]] of [[society]] if those who [[pray]] will only do so in the light of [[scientific]] [[facts]], philosophic [[wisdom]], [[intellectual]] [[sincerity]], and [[spiritual]] [[faith]]. Pray as [[Jesus]] taught his [[disciples]]—[[honestly]], unselfishly, with [[fairness]], and without doubting.
91:6.7 But the efficacy of [[prayer]] in the [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[experience]] of the one who prays is in no way dependent on such a worshiper's [[intellectual]] [[understanding]], philosophic acumen, social level, cultural [[status]], or other mortal acquirements. The [[psychic]] and [[spiritual]] concomitants of the [[prayer]] of [[faith]] are [[immediate]], [[personal]], and experiential. There is no other [[technique]] whereby every man, regardless of all other [[mortal]] accomplishments, can so effectively and immediately approach the [[threshold]] of that realm wherein he can [[communicate]] with his Maker, where the [[creature]] contacts with the [[reality]] of the [[Creator]], with the indwelling [[Thought Adjuster]].
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[[Category:Paper 91 - Evolution of Prayer]]
91:6.1 [[Prayer]], unless in [[liaison]] with the [[Free will|will]] and [[actions]] of the [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[forces]] and material supervisors of a realm, can have no direct [[effect]] upon one's [[physical]] [[environment]]. While there is a very definite [[limit]] to the province of the [[petitions]] of [[prayer]], such limits do not equally apply to the [[faith]] of those who pray.
91:6.2 [[Prayer]] is not a [[technique]] for curing real and [[organic]] [[diseases]], but it has contributed enormously to the enjoyment of [[abundant]] [[health]] and to the [[cure]] of numerous [[mental]], [[emotional]], and nervous ailments. And even in [[actual]] bacterial [[disease]], prayer has many times added to the efficacy of other remedial [[procedures]]. [[Prayer]] has turned many an irritable and complaining invalid into a [[paragon]] of [[patience]] and made him an [[inspiration]] to all other human sufferers.
91:6.3 No matter how [[difficult]] it may be to [[reconcile]] the [[scientific]] doubtings regarding the [[efficacy]] of [[prayer]] with the ever-present urge to seek help and [[guidance]] from [[divine]] sources, never forget that the [[sincere]] [[prayer]] of [[faith]] is a mighty [[force]] for the promotion of [[personal]] [[happiness]], [[individual]] [[self-control]], [[social]] [[harmony]], [[moral]] [[progress]], and [[spiritual]] [[attainment]].
91:6.4 [[Prayer]], even as a purely [[human]] [[practice]], a [[dialogue]] with one's [[alter ego]], constitutes a [[technique]] of the most efficient approach to the [[realization]] of those reserve [[powers]] of [[human]] [[nature]] which are stored and conserved in the [[unconscious]] realms of the human [[mind]]. Prayer is a sound [[psychologic]] [[practice]], aside from its [[religious]] implications and its [[spiritual]] significance. It is a [[fact]] of [[human]] [[experience]] that most [[persons]], if sufficiently hard pressed, will pray in some way to some [[source]] of help.
91:6.5 Do not be so [[slothful]] as to ask [[God]] to solve your [[difficulties]], but never hesitate to ask him for [[wisdom]] and [[spiritual]] [[strength]] to guide and sustain you while you yourself resolutely and [[courageously]] attack the [[problems]] at hand.
91:6.6 [[Prayer]] has been an indispensable [[factor]] in the [[progress]] and preservation of religious [[civilization]], and it still has mighty contributions to make to the further enhancement and [[spiritualization]] of [[society]] if those who [[pray]] will only do so in the light of [[scientific]] [[facts]], philosophic [[wisdom]], [[intellectual]] [[sincerity]], and [[spiritual]] [[faith]]. Pray as [[Jesus]] taught his [[disciples]]—[[honestly]], unselfishly, with [[fairness]], and without doubting.
91:6.7 But the efficacy of [[prayer]] in the [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[experience]] of the one who prays is in no way dependent on such a worshiper's [[intellectual]] [[understanding]], philosophic acumen, social level, cultural [[status]], or other mortal acquirements. The [[psychic]] and [[spiritual]] concomitants of the [[prayer]] of [[faith]] are [[immediate]], [[personal]], and experiential. There is no other [[technique]] whereby every man, regardless of all other [[mortal]] accomplishments, can so effectively and immediately approach the [[threshold]] of that realm wherein he can [[communicate]] with his Maker, where the [[creature]] contacts with the [[reality]] of the [[Creator]], with the indwelling [[Thought Adjuster]].
<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]]
