What Does Science of Mind Believe About Prayer?
Prayer is central to the Science of Mind. The Science of Mind form of prayer is called “Spiritual Mind Treatment.” In his book How to Speak Religious Science, Reverend Dr. Dennis Merritt Jones says, “Spiritual mind treatment is simply a process used to change our consciousness or belief system. Treatment acknowledges to mind (or Law) that that which we are treating for already exists and is ours. There is never any asking, begging,or supplication – only acceptance. The law of cause and effect makes it so.Indeed, it is done unto us as we believe!” Many Biblical prayers and psalms follow this format, but nowhere is the format described or defined in specific terms. It is alluded to but not fully described. Best is the simple statement, “As you believe, so is it done unto you.” From Darrell Gudmundson, one of our licensed Practitioners:” ‘Treatment’, ‘Prayer Treatment’, ‘Mind Treatment’, or ‘Spiritual Mind Treatment’ is a system or process for altering thought or belief, paving the way to
