What is healing prayer?
- Prayer is communicating with God and spiritualizing thought.
- Prayer and belief in God are a foundation upon which we rely in times of trouble and when we need comfort and strength.
- Many use prayer as their tool of choice for guidance and solving problems, resulting in natural healing.
How to Pray
Mary Baker Eddy’s chapter on Prayer in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is a very thought-provoking analysis of prayer, and how it benefits us and those around us. This book is based on the Bible, and is a study tool to help us understand our relationship to God and adhering to God’s laws. It is a Christian book for prayer and healing. Eddy talks about the motives for prayer and how we can pray effectively, using Christ Jesus as a prime example.
What is the key to effective healing prayer?
In Christian Science, prayer is more than asking God for help—it is a deep, spiritual understanding of God’s presence, Love, and power. Instead of begging for things to change, we pray to see the truth of God’s perfect creation and our unbreakable relationship with Him.
“God is Love.” More than this we cannot ask, higher we cannot look, farther we cannot go.
Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 6:17–18
Jesus showed us the power of prayer by healing sickness, sin, and even death. He taught us that God’s goodness is always present and active. Mary Baker Eddy, the Founder of Christian Science, helped us see that God’s love is always at work.
The Bible and Christian Science teaches us that prayer helps us feel God’s goodness and brings healing. As we quiet human doubts and trust God’s infinite Love, we experience harmony and well-being. When we trust God and listen to Him, we feel safe, happy, and well. Prayer doesn’t change God or His will—it helps us see the good He has already given us!
The Lord’s Prayer—A Model for Effective Prayer
Jesus gave us the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 as a powerful example of how to pray effectively.
This prayer helps us understand our deep connection with God, trust in His care, and experience healing. Mary Baker Eddy described it as the “prayer which covers all human needs” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 16).
As we seek to pray with understanding, the Lord’s Prayer offers a guide to experiencing God’s love and discovering peace. Read the prayer and its spiritual meaning through the lens of Christian Science.
With God all things are possible
The first line in the chapter on “Prayer” in Science and Health says, “The prayer that reforms the sinner and heals the sick is an absolute faith that all things are possible to God, — a spiritual understanding of Him, an unselfed love.”
Understanding God is the key to healing prayer, because if we understand Him we will understand our spiritual nature as His reflection. God is good, and as children of God we all reflect good. This is one of the foundational teachings of Christian Science. Find this book through the link below. It is available at any Christian Science Reading Room or church.
Learn more on christianscience.com – Prayer for our World and Ourselves
