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Prayer is the scientific method of communication to our Creator, scientific in that Jesus said, "Whatsoever ye ask in my name shall be given unto you," and anything that is scientific -- that means you get results each and every time -- the Law of Prayer works each and every time. This shows the eternalness of the giving of the Father -- that all you ask is given to you.

The scientific method of prayer is: before you pray, you know what you are going to pray for. You know in detail that which you want. Draw a mental picture of what you need for there can be no confusion in your mind as to what you want.

Then, you establish contact with the Father. When this contact is established, you can feel it for He is here closer than your hands and feet.

Getting in contact with the Father is like contacting your friends. When the phone rings, the person on the other end of the line picks up the receiver. Upon the picking up of the receiver, you know that contact has been made without his saying a word. As in the mechanics of the phone -- the wire being the contact between you and your friend -- so your thought is the wire between you and God.

When you have established contact, then you ask that which you want or need. You ask in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then, as Jesus said, "Whatever ye ask in my name shall be given unto you." What you have asked for is then yours. It has already been given to you so you go on about your business and forget about it, or, as the students say, you let go and let God. But, thank the Father for what He gave you, for it was His power and His force that brought this into your life.

The Law of Prayer is shown in the symbol of the Triangle giving you a picture of what it looks like graphically:

When you contacted the Father, you were at the uppermost part of this triangle marked the Father. When you asked for what you wanted, you moved your consciousness from the Father point of the triangle to the Son (Sun) point of the triangle. When you received that which you asked for, this is shown in the motion from the Son through the Holy Spirit -- the third point of the triangle.

For many thousands of years, the triangle has been used for this purpose so that man could see the action of this Great Being he is living within.

The Master Jesus manifested the second point of this triangle -- the Son (Sun), which St. John called the Logos, or the Word. The Son is the eternal word of the Father. At this point of the Law, you use the Word as Jesus said: "The Father gave unto Me the Word so I give it unto you."

This triangle shows the action of God -- from the Father to the Son, then, to the Holy Spirit. So, in using the Law, you must start with the Father by contacting Him.

In the New Testament, Jesus talked about the Pharisees and their prayers -- how they would stand on the street corners and make long and beautiful prayers so that those around them would hear them. They forgot to contact the Father. For if they had, their prayers would have been fulfilled.

The science of the statement Jesus made of "Whatsoever ye ask in my name shall be given unto you," is nature abhors a vacuum. For, your asking creates a vacuum which shall be fulfilled. A vacuum is a space, or something, that is missing. The Word creates the physical vacuum which is physically fulfilled.

The Law of Prayer -- being scientific -- is also extremely simple. For if man would use pure logic -- the reasoning of a child -- he would have known his Creator and would have all his prayers answered.

Prayer is a tool for all man. It is one of your tools of life whereby you can govern your life and control your personal universe -- accepting into your life that which you desire and rejecting all negative things for your health.

For man is not a ship on a storm tossed sea -- being tossed to and fro at the slightest whim. He is a creator who designs his own destiny. For without the knowing and use of the Law of Prayer, it is an impossibility for man to be the creator he is.

Prayer Requests

If you would like the members of the Science of Man to pray for you, please send an e-mail providing your name, date, condition for wish you are requesting prayer, and city. If you are requesting prayer for someone else, it will benefit that person to make the request or give you permission to do so.

Your request will be held in confidence, and placed upon our altars for 21 days.

Our prayer work is scientific. Our definition of prayer is the scientific lifting up of our hearts and minds to God, our Creator. We pray in three forms: vocally, mentally and positively.

We pray vocally because it is necessary to voice the WORD. As we speak, the words produce a certain rate of vibration, which sets up a certain rhythm, which can be measured scientifically.

Our scripture text supporting this is taken both from the Gospel of St. Matthew, and the Gospel of St. Luke. Jesus says in St. Luke 11:2 -- "..When ye pray, SAY.." In Matthew 7:7 -- "ASK, and it will be given unto you; seek, and you will find.." In Matthew 6:9 -- "Pray then like this: Our Father which art in heaven.." This will show the importance of voiced prayer.

We teach prayer mentally because Mind is the realm of the Father. It is the place of creation. Our prayer, in order to be scientifically powerful, should be creative.

Read Matthew 7, Luke 11, and John 17. In Matthew, it says, as stated before, "ASK". In Luke 11:9, he repeats again, and says, "ASK". And in John 17, Jesus says that the Father gave Him power over all flesh -- to give eternal life to all whom He had given Him and that He (Jesus) has given this to man -- the ones which are the body of the Church -- the ones that accept God wholly and multiply His works. This is one of the most exalting chapters in the Bible to show man's divinity.

In the twentieth verse, Jesus goes on to say that He prayed not only for the Elect, but also for those that became chosen through the acceptance of God, knowing that the Father was in them, as they were in the Father, thus becoming one with the Father. Here, again, this was a voiced prayer by Jesus.

The use of Scientific Prayer brings into our life the manifestation of the Kingdom of God. In the Science of Man, we understand that prayer is talking to God, and Meditation is the process of receiving an answer.

Contemplation is the process of revelation of our prayer. Meditation is the formula through which it works. Contemplation is the laboratory where the science of prayer and meditation are analyzed and proven scientifically correct.
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That which is not scientifically correct is not spiritually correct. That which is not scientifically or spiritually correct is not metaphysically correct. That which violates basic metaphysical laws, such as the Law of Cause and Effect, etc. also violates spiritual law.

The perfect prayer should contain praise and glory and worship to the Creator as is shown us in Matthew 6 (King James version) where Jesus says: "...For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory..." The perfect prayer also contains thanksgiving to God for His many benefits.

The perfect prayer contains supplication to God for those things which we require, desire, wish, and want. The scriptures which back up these statements are of praise and worship:

Read the scriptures above and while reading, read three verses before and three verses after the quote. This is so that we may know the truth ourselves. Thus, we become familiar with the Bible. Later in the lessons, we will become closer to great men of other times and faiths.

From your first observations of these studies, you may have some questions. Do voice them. Let us say here that there will be more work on prayer from the scientific standpoint in the Second Level work in Communication.

Paul told Timothy "to study, to show himself approved a workman, not needing to be ashamed, but rightly dividing the word of truth." (R.V.)

This is good advice for the students of the Science of Man to follow. In fact, it is good advice for any Christian. Search these scriptures and study them. You will find the power of prayer.

Remember Paul's advice! "prayer without ceasing." It is a good example of conclusive supplicative prayer. It is the prayer that was prayed by Jesus (found in St. John 17).

The Law is the most important facet of prayer. For the Law can become the nature of one's own Spirit, and is the spiritual essence of this Law. King David said: "I delight in Thy Law day and night." This is prayer without ceasing.

The first portion of the Law is discussed in this lesson from Biblical references. The ever-active part of the Law and its place in creation is discussed in Light-Life-Love lessons. The remainder of the study of Law will be in that portion of our studies under the tools of man in the Second Level studies.

The portion of the Law, which we will now study is covered primarily in Matthew 7:21 -- "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."

So, the first portion of the Law of Prayer is the secret of using the WILL power after you have praised and worshipped and glorified God -- after you have thanked Him and made your supplications known to Him. Use your power to bring into spiritual, or mental manifestation, the pattern or word form of the thing or relationship you want to manifest. Then, the Will of God will be manifest -- "Because He wants to give you the Kingdom."

Setting Law of Prayer into action consists of demanding, affirming its presence, and doing. By this, you move out on the physical plane as if you could already put it in your pocket -- making yourself accessible to receiving it.

After you have done this, you must go about acting as if you really knew your prayer was already answered affirmatively. You will be, therefore, demonstrating to the unseen Creator your ability to use the power of prayer -- to bring about the material manifestation of His unseen reality.

Matthew 7:7 says: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." Analyze this statement. Look at the changes it can bring in your life. Put it to the test! See the effect of the Law.

The Law says: "Knock"! When you have done this, the result is that it will be opened.

The Law says: "Seek"! And when you have sought, you will find. Because, there is no such thing as a negative prayer.

There is not, and cannot be, a negative answer to prayer. Remember! You shall reap what you have sown.

The effect of a fervent, righteous prayer shall be: everyone who asks, receives; he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.

We are sure that after studying this lesson, you will find irony of the Word spoken by the Apostle James. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

We shall conclude this lesson with another statement from the Apostle James: "Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man who observes a natural face in a mirror, for he observes himself and goes away, and at once forgets what he is like. But he who looks into the perfect Law, the Law of Liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer that forgets, but a doer that acts, he shall be blessed in his living."

The following prayer quoted from the "Aquarian Age" May-June, 1924, is given here as an unfailing means of finding the Master in the heart. It should be meditated upon phrase by phrase with deepening realization until the full beauty and truth of the final words become matters of experience.

Bishop Leadbeater gave this prayer to his class in Melbourne, Australia, for a daily meditation. Every word was thought over for many months -- then, thought out as to its connection with every other word. There is a deep occult significance in the combination of words, sentences, and ideas. There should be a pause after each phrase with deep meditation.

"O Gracious Lord, I enter Thy radiance, and approach Thy Presence, bearing with me the service done in Thy Name, and for Thee. I seek to become a more efficient server, and I open my heart and mind to the power of Thy Love, and Thy Joy, and Thy Peace."

"In Thy presence, Thy Peace enfolds me, and fills me with contentment, certainty, rest, stillness, Thy Peace which passeth understanding. I must therefore be a center of love, joy, and peace in the world."

"I place my hand in Thine with all love and trust and confidence, for Thou art indeed my Lord. From the unreal lead me to the Real, from darkness to Light, from death to Life Eternal. At Thy feet, and in the Light of Thy Holy Presence, I strive to realize what I am. I am not this body which belongs to the world of shadows; I am not the desire which affects it; I am not the thoughts which fill my mind; I am not the mind itself. I am the Divine Flame within my heart, eternal, immortal, ancient, without beginning, without end. More radiant than the sun in all His noonday glory, purer than the snow, untouched, unsullied by the hand of matter; more subtle than the ether is the Spirit within my heart. I and my Father are One."

"I worship Thee. I adore Thee; Thou my Life, my Breath, my Being, my All. I am in Thee and Thou art in me. Lead me, O Gracious Lord, through Thy illimitable Love to union with Thee, and the Heart of Eternal Love."