Relentless conflict, in our own lives or the world, calls on us for unrelenting prayer.
As wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and general unrest elsewhere drag on, praying for a peaceful end to hostilities can require persistent effort. Relentless conflict, in our own lives or the world, calls on us for unrelenting prayer—not praying just a handful of times and, if we see no change, going back to life as usual, forgetting about the broader needs of the world. Prayer that teaches us to “love more for every hate” (Mary Baker Eddy, Poems, p. 4) enables us to grow in grace and expand our hearts with new views of God as well as of our neighbors and ourselves as children of God, always under the care and control of divine Love and Truth.
