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Oct. 31, 1993

Oct. 31, 1993

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

Prayer touches the Father's heart. Praying uplifts the soul, allowing moments of ecstasy, connection and serenity. Prayer binds you to the Father, allowing your petitions. Prayer binds you to the Father in a relationship of trust. Your petitions are heard. Never doubt this. They are received and recorded faithfully. Much prayer from mortals reflects your imperfect state, yet we see the innocent trust of your prayers as edifying. Prayers to the Father are a component of the music of the spheres. Prayers to the Father reverberate throughout the universe as music of the spheres. Praying allows you moments of contemplation of the many ways in which God moves through your life. It marks the events of your life as directed by guidance from the Thought Adjuster. Praying for God's guidance in your life opens opportunities for much intervention. Pray with intention. Pray with trust. Allow for the possibility of answers to your prayers coming from many sources. Reach out to the Father with courage. Pray for strengthened desire to do his will. Pray for patience. Pray that your motives in life can evolve with love and support from the Thought Adjuster. Rededicate yourself in prayer to follow the Father's will. Pray for the support of angels in your efforts to do this. Realize your prayers create a music in the heavens. Faith-filled exhortations to the Father are indeed a chorus of trust, and love, and praise. Render your desires and hopes to the oversight and supervision of God's counselors. Pray that your life can demonstrate to others a model of inspiration. Pray that you demonstrate yourself to be a faith-filled child of God. Then allow time for reflection that your petitions to God are indeed being delegated to beings whose desire is to help you fulfill your stated requests. Realize how prayer can be a steadying influence on your emotional nature--that the guidance you seek is from a higher source than your own emotional nature. Prayers of thanksgiving are beautiful gifts to God. Imagine your words of praise and thanksgiving flowing to the Father. He hears these expressions of your faith as joyful notes of your soul's music. Pray for God's support of those you see in need. Realize your requests, indeed, create opportunities for God's intervention in their lives. Pray for peace. This is a balm to soothe your weary planet. Your requests for peacefulness for yourself and others indeed encourage this atmosphere. Prayers for peace encourage such an atmosphere to be created among you. Recognize the many ways in which you, indeed, are empowered to ask of God for blessings in your lives. This is how it should be. You are his children, deserving of his protection and his bounty. Always pray with a trusting heart, yet realize that answered prayers may not demonstrate themselves to you immediately. Time and patience are a part of this process. Pray first for the knowledge to know God's will. Pray second for courage and faith to carry out this guidance. Rest your trust in the knowledge that your petitions are valued and deserving of attention. Remain hopeful that all sincere prayers rise heavenward, with your hopes.

[[Prayer]] [[touches]] [[the Father]]'s [[heart]]. Praying uplifts the [[soul]], allowing moments of [[ecstasy]], [[connection]] and [[serenity]]. Prayer binds you to [[the Father]], allowing your [[petitions]]. Prayer binds you to the Father in a [[relationship]] of [[trust]]. Your petitions are heard. Never [[doubt]] this. They are received and recorded [[faithfully]].  

 

Much prayer from [[mortals]] [[reflects]] your imperfect state, yet we see the [[innocent]] trust of your prayers as edifying. Prayers to [[the Father]] are a component of the [[music of the spheres]]. Prayers to [[the Father]] [[reverberate]] throughout [[the universe]] as [[music of the spheres]]. Praying allows you [[moments]] of [[contemplation]] of the many ways in which God moves through your [[life]]. It marks the [[events]] of your life as directed by [[guidance]] from the [[Thought Adjuster]].  

 

Praying for God's [[guidance]] in your [[life]] opens [[opportunities]] for much [[intervention]]. Pray with [[intention]]. Pray with [[trust]]. Allow for the [[possibility]] of answers to your prayers coming from many [[sources]]. Reach out to [[the Father]] with [[courage]]. Pray for [[strengthened]] [[desire]] to [[do his will]]. Pray for [[patience]]. Pray that your [[motives]] in life can evolve with [[love]] and [[support]] from the [[Thought Adjuster]]. Rededicate yourself in prayer to follow [[the Father]]'s will. Pray for the [[support]] of [[angels]] in your efforts to do this. [[Realize]] your prayers create a [[music]] in [[the heavens]]. [[Faith]]-filled exhortations to the Father are indeed a [[chorus]] of [[trust]], and [[love]], and [[praise]]. Render your [[desires]] and [[hopes]] to the [[oversight]] and supervision of God's [[counselors]]. Pray that your life can [[demonstrate]] to others a [[model]] of [[inspiration]]. Pray that you demonstrate yourself to be a [[faith]]-filled [[child of God]]. Then allow time for [[reflection]] that your [[petitions]] to God are indeed being [[delegated]] to beings whose [[desire]] is to help you fulfill your stated requests.  

 

Realize how [[prayer]] can be a steadying [[influence]] on your [[emotional]] nature--that the [[guidance]] you seek is from a higher source than your own emotional nature. Prayers of [[thanksgiving]] are [[beautiful]] gifts to God. [[Imagine]] your [[words]] of praise and thanksgiving [[flowing]] to [[the Father]]. He hears these [[expressions]] of your [[faith]] as joyful [[notes]] of your [[soul's music]].  

 

Pray for God's [[support]] of those you see in need. Realize your requests, indeed, create [[opportunities]] for God's [[intervention]] in their lives. Pray for [[peace]]. This is a balm to soothe [[Urantia|your weary planet]]. Your requests for [[peacefulness]] for yourself and others indeed [[encourage]] this atmosphere. Prayers for peace encourage such an [[atmosphere]] to be created among you. Recognize the many ways in which you, indeed, are empowered to ask of God for [[blessings]] in your lives. This is how it should be. You are his children, deserving of his [[protection]] and his [[bounty]]. Always pray with a [[trusting]] heart, yet realize that answered prayers may not [[demonstrate]] themselves to you [[immediately]]. [[Time]] and [[patience]] are a part of this [[process]]. Pray first for the [[knowledge]] to know God's will. Pray second for [[courage]] and [[faith]] to carry out this [[guidance]]. [[Rest]] your trust in the knowledge that your [[petitions]] are valued and deserving of [[attention]]. Remain [[hopeful]] that all sincere [[prayers]] rise heavenward, with your hopes.

==Session 5==

==Session 5==