365 March 3

365 A Year of Daily Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

Affirmative Prayer

"Today thousands of people are coming to believe in, and use, the power of affirmative prayer. We are entering into a new era of spiritual acceptance. Something definite is happening in the field of spiritual thought and endeavor. From all sources we are coming to realize that affirmative prayer is dynamic. It should be easier today than ever before for people to accept the simple teaching that there is a Power greater than ourselves that desires our good, and a Law of Mind that we may consciously use for definite purposes. We shall be both inspirational and scientific when we come to believe this—inspirational in the belief and scientific in the use of the Law. For while the belief is personal, the Law is impersonal and acts upon our thought regardless of who we are.

We should come to believe in the exactness of this Law. We should use It definitely and consciously. This requirement applies in every science and it applies equally to the Science of Mind, for we are not dealing with chaotic laws that may or may not respond to us. We are dealing with the certainty of a reaction that is equal to the action or a response that is equal to our own conviction. We are dealing with a definite principle, but the conviction is personal, a thing of warmth, of color, and of feeling.

Today I affirm the All-Good. I know that my word, being acted upon by a Power greater than I am, is sure to accomplish its purpose. Therefore, I find peace, joy, and an inward tranquility in my own acceptance. Knowing that the Law of God is perfect, I know that my word is certain. My faith is complete; my affirmation cannot be denied. Living in this continual acceptance, finding security in this complete trust, in gratitude I accept every good thing Life has to offer and in love I share it with all."

I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. —I CORINTHIANS 14:15

Excerpt From 365 Science of Mind Ernest Holmes