Unity of LO Lesson

How to Pray Without Talking to God

By Reverend Linda Martella-Whitsett

   When we enter a time of prayer with a particular spiritual intention or heart's desire, how do we perceive Divine Nature in regard to this subject, this situation? For instance, when my intention is to express my talents and skills in a fulfilling new job, I consider that Divine Nature is abundance, which means there are infinite ways this intention can be fulfilled. I think about Divine Love as the harmonizing and unifying power and Divine Wisdom as the discerning power, through both of which I am drawn to possibilities in harmony with my highest intention. I recall the numerous times in my life when my intentions were fulfilled beyond my imagination, because I realized Divine Nature is intelligence, omni-science, and unity. In my example of a new job, I recognize that my true desire is not for a job but for a fullness of life that includes being in service, thriving in all ways, and feeling fulfilled. I recognize Divine Nature is Joy, the very Joy that I AM.

  I liken the practice of prayer to tweaking an automobile's radio during a long-distance road trip. Every time we drive out of range, we hear the static signaling it is time to adjust the dial. When feeling attuned to our Divine Identity, we pray so we might remain attuned. We pray with the intention of holding our attention on our spiritual capacities.

  We drive out of range easily, don't we? One moment we are saying "All is well." The next moment we are complaining about another driver on the road. One moment we recognize "I am Divine Wholeness." The next moment we sneeze and say, "I must be catching a cold."

  Well, you may be thinking, it would be great to feel attuned all the time. But let's get real. Much of the time we forget our Divine Identity in the moment of human experience. We become mesmerized by material facts, feeling overcome by their seeming power. Unconsciously, in that moment, we are identifying with a circumstance rather than with the divine. We forget that the Divine Power within us is greater than the power in the world.

  I have forgotten my Divine Identity during challenging times. I describe throughout these pages various times during which I seemed not to know I possessed a Divine Identity. Each time, I felt I was discovering my Divine Identity for the first time. I believe that spiritual practice eventually leads to a state of continual remembrance of Divine Identity. The great masters, such as Jesus and Buddha, demonstrated this possibility. Sometimes I forget my Divine Identity, but each time that I come back around to my True Nature, I am spiritually stronger. Spiritual progress may appear as two steps forward, one step back, but it is actually a spiraling upward. The Divine we are is a perpetual movement forward, upward, and onward. 

  When we forget our Divine Identity, prayer is truly a wonderful tool for recalling our Divine Identity.  

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Weekly Quote

"Prayer is the most effective method of

renewal and transformation,

because in prayer (we) associate with God

and not with the problem."

By: Myrtle Fillmore, cofounder of Unity 

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