Techniques in Prayer Therapy

Joseph Murphy

Your Daily Prayer I know that no matter what the negation of yesterday was, my prayer or affirmation of truth will rise triumphantly over it today. Today is Gods day; it is a glorious day for me. I am full of peace, harmony, and joy. My faith is in the goodness of God, in the guidance of God, and in the love of God. I am absolutely convinced that my deeper mind receives the impress of my present thoughts now, and I am irresistibly attracting into my experience all the good things my hart desire. I now place all my reliance, faith, and trust in the power and wisdom of God within me; I am at peace. I hear the invitation of the God-Presence within me saying, Come unto me, all ye that labour . . . and I will give you rest. I rest in God; all is well.(Matthew 11:28

Your Morning Prayer Begin every morning to affirm boldly: God is guiding me now, and I predicate my success on the fact that the wisdom of God reveals to me everything I need to know. I am prospered and blessed beyond my fondest dreams. I am releasing more and more of wisdom, truth, love and beauty every day of my life, and I am always watched over by the Overshadowing Presence, which leads me to ways of pleasantness and paths of peace. As you pray along the above lines, wonders will happen, and your whole life will be under the care of Divine wisdom.

The Power of God Following is a prayer which has helped numerous people to completely transform their lives. As you meditate on these wonderful truths, you, too, will shortly discover that wonders are happening in your life! God is the only Presence and the only Power, and I am one with it. Gods strength is my strength; His Intelligence floods my mind. This new awareness gives me complete dominion in every department of my life. I am now joined to the One Universal Mind, which is God. His wisdom, power, and glory flow through me. I know that the energy and power of God permeate every atom, tissue, muscle, and bone of my being, making me perfect now. God is Life, and this Life is my life. My faith is renewed; my vitality is restored. God walks and talks in me. He is my God; I am one with Him. His Truth is my shield and buckler; I rejoice that it is so. Under His wings shall I trust? I dwell in the Secret Place of the Most High, and I abide under the Shadow of the Almighty.

He Trusted in God An article appeared in our local newspaper about a boy in the Korean War who miraculously was saved from what seemed certain death by repeating the verses of the 23rd psalm. Bullets were whizzing past him, his buddies were all killed, and his knees were shaking as he prayed aloud, The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want, He leadeth me beside the still waters, and He restoreth my soul . . . An inner peace and confidence welled up within him; he was not touched as he found his way to safety and freedom. Infinite Intelligence within him had responded to his prayer of faith and trust.

The Thankful Heart Use the following prayer frequently, and you will find yourself close to God, and all the food that you eat will be transmuted into beauty. I give supreme recognition to the God-Presence within me. I sincerely and honestly give thanks for all the blessings received. I give thanks for all the good in my life; I live in the feeling of grateful rejoicing. My thankful heart strikes the magic of the Divine response. Every day of my life I express thanks for my knowledge of the laws of mind and the way of the Spirit. I know that thankfulness is a movement of the heart first, which is followed by a movement of the lips. My uplifted heart opens up the treasure-house of Infinity within me and bespeaks my faith in the fulfilment of my prayers. I am truly thankful because I have found God in the midst of me. I sought the Lord, and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears.