"Life is Abundant.
Expect the best and live in such a way as the best becomes
our experience."
—
Ernest Holmes
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The affirmative form of
prayer that we use is called Spiritual Mind Treatment.
This is a 5-step process in which we call forth the highest
expression of good in our lives in any area—health,
wealth, love, happiness, creative expression.
The method is based on our understanding
that there is a Universal creative energy that is the Source
of all life (you may call it God, or Love, or Oneness) and
that we interact with this energy through our thoughts and
beliefs. With affirmative prayer, we consciously choose
the thoughts that create what we want to experience in life,
as we bring ourselves into harmony with the highest good.
A very simplified version of this practice
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God is all there
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I am a part of God and all
that God is. |
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In this moment I align with
the highest good in my life. I accept the gift of love, joy,
peace and health right here and now. |
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Knowing that this good is
already given from the infinite Source of all, I give thanks
for its manifestation in my life. |
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I release this to the perfect
workings of God as Law as I relax and know it is done. |
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| Try this. Take a moment now, focus your
awareness in your heart and read these words or create your
own. Feel the presence of divine unconditional love
bringing your good to you here and now!
If you would like to know more about this powerful practice
– join us for a class,
attend Sunday service, or contact
one of our licensed practitioners for a personalized
session of spiritual counseling and prayer.
Click
here to read about Spiritual Mind Treatment for children.
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| Creating
a Spiritual Mind Treatment |
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| To get you started in creating your own
affirmative prayer – here are some words and phrases
that express the elements of each step. This can be a little
like creating a recipe with your favorite ingredients, you
can see which phrases resonate for you (and the specific
focus of your prayer) and put them together. Say this prayer
to yourself, in silence, then read it out loud.
There is creative power in the word, and hearing your
own voice resonating with words of truth is very powerful,
indeed.
| Recognition |
In this step we speak about the infinite,
absolute, all-providing, creative source that is everywhere
and everything.
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| Unification |
Here we speak about our own individualized and perfect
expression of the infinite.
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| Realization |
In this step we speak of the specific good we are
claiming, knowing that we are worthy of it, and now
receptive to it.
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| Thanksgiving |
We express our gratitude for the manifestation now—even
before we see evidence of it—and know deeply and
truly how grateful we are to be the expression of divine
good.
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| Release |
Clearly and completely release your word to the action of the Law (the Law, not the Universe, or God's Love, or some other concept, but the Law) knowing that as you have spoken, it is now done in consciousness.
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Recognition |
- God is all-knowing, all powerful, and everywhere.
- God is the essence of all that is.
- God is great; God is good.
- There is one presence, one power, that I call
God.
- God is the ultimate Creator.
- God is miraculous!
- God is all love, peace, harmony, grace.
- God is the Mystery.
- God is all there is.
- Spirit is everything.
- God is the underlying Reality for everything I
see.
- God is in, under, over, around and though all.
- God is indivisible, omnipotent and whole.
- God is love, intelligence and beauty.
- God is eternal and changeless.
- One Spirit, One Mind.
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Unification |
- I honor the presence in me.
- I AM God.
- God is the love that I AM.
- I AM one with God.
- God's desires and mine are the same.
- My thoughts are God's thoughts.
- My actions are God's actions.
- The mind of God is the mind that I use.
- I AM.
- There is only one mind and I AM part of it.
- All that God is I AM.
- God is within me and, therefore, I AM perfect,
whole, and complete.
- Everything is exactly as it should be.
- God in me, as me, is me.
- God and I are one; therefore, I AM good, deserving
and complete.
- I am one with the rhythm of life.
- Wherever I am, God is.
- God's presence surrounds me.
- The life within me is God.
- I am a manifestation of God.
- There is one mind; that mind is God's, and that
mind is my mind now.
- I am one with Infinite Spirit which flows through
me now in love.
- The One Source is within me.
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Realization |
- I choose; I am; I am ready to receive; I experience;
I co-create; I actualize; I hold as true; I claim;
I am ready; I assert; I know; I accept; I AM; I
embody; I declare; I realize; I believe; I receive;
I manifest; I trust; I welcome; I deeply and fully
accept; I acknowledge; I am living; I see clearly
now; fully; right now; totally; completely; viscerally;
with deep conviction; utterly; deeply; entirely;
clearly; profoundly; strongly; right here
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Thanksgiving |
- I am grateful; I appreciate; I give thanks; I
feel overwhelming thankfulness; the joy of gratefulness
is mine now; I am thankful for this gift; I feel
joy and love in my heart; this manifestation of
God's love has filled me with awe; I celebrate;
I give thanks for God's presence in me; I feel truly
blessed; with grace I thank and accept; joyful loving
thanks; open; loving heart; gracious gratitude;
happiness; express joy for my answered prayers;
attitude of gratitude; I am grateful for all this
and so very much more; I'm overjoyed; I give my
loving thanks; I dance in my thankfulness; humble
appreciation; I express my love to the Mother/Father
God principle
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Release |
- It is done.
- It is perfect.
- It is complete.
- I release this treatment to the Creative Law,
with the assurance that all the details are taken
care of on the level of manifestation.
- I let go and let God.
- I release it and let go.
- I let go, knowing all is in Divine Order.
- I acknowledge that God's will is now being manifested.
- I surrender to God and trust in the perfection
of the Universe.
- I accept this treatment as complete, and so it
is.
- I let it be.
- I leave it alone with God.
- I release this Divine inner knowing with God.
- I know that this is so.
- I release this truth as God's truth.
- I surrender all attachment and release myself
to God's will.
- I place into Creative Law
- And so it is!
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