Prayer Resources
When the prayer line is closed or busy, you can leave a message with your prayer request. At this time you can also listen to a special prayer message. Many people find listening to these messages, for example through the night, very helpful and uplifting.
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Book of Silent Prayer
First published in 1969, Unity’s Book of Silent Prayer quickly became a cherished companion for generations of Unity members. A rich and thoughtful compilation of Unity prayers, reflections, verse, Biblical readings and affirmations for different occasions.
Although the book is now sadly out of print, we present here a short selection of some of the best prayers from the original, in the form of eight short YouTube videos. The words are read by Steve Gough, Sheila Ross and Patricia Rosser – and accompanied by restful natural images and sounds. |
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Monthly Reflection for July |
July Prayer Service Guide |
A New Understanding Through the infinite love of God, you are now blessed with new understanding. Your understanding is far greater than you may realise. Your understanding is of God. In truth, there is no understanding apart from God. As you grow in spiritual knowledge, you will understand God's will and you will pray with understanding faith. You will know beyond a doubt what is the good and perfect will of God. When you recognize God's will as perfect, you will fulfil it with love and understanding. You will know within yourself that when you pray for healing, you are praying in harmony with God's will for you. This true understanding of the will of God will enable you to pray for health, strength, and perfection for yourself and for others. God is life, and God's will for you is life. The will of God is always in accordance with the divine laws of life, love, wisdom, order, peace, and prosperity. Through divine law, these qualities of God are yours to claim and bring into your own life, for you are a child of God. Misunderstanding of God's will limits your faith, and it limits your prayers. Prayer, above all things, should be unlimited, free as the freedom of Spirit, universal as God is universal. Jesus said: "Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete" (In. 16:23-24). Ask with the love, faith, and understanding of your indwelling Spirit, and you will be asking in the name of Jesus. Ask with understanding, and you will receive with understanding also. Jesus taught that "it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" (Lk. 12:32). Yet how often do you hesitate to ask for the help you need because you doubt that it is the will of God for you to be healed, prospered, or blessed? Paul provided a pattern for prayer when he said, “I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and 1 will sing with the understanding also" Cl Cor. 14:15 KJV). Truly, the understanding prayer invites singing, so great is its assurance and joyousness. When you pray with understanding, you pray that the will of God be done. Know that God's will is good as you use the power of prayer to help bring forth healing, prosperity, upliftment, and fulfilment for all people. There is no good in heaven or on earth that is not included in God's will for you. Your willingness for God's will to be done in you opens your life and world to blessings far surpassing any that you have ever received. Let the spirit of God in the midst of you reveal God's blessings and perfect will for you and for those for whom you pray. Release any thought that the will of God could be suffering of any kind. Let your faith be strong as you pray. Keep your mind and heart lifted to God and lean on God's understanding. In the eternal love and understanding of God, dear friend, you will grow in divine knowledge. You will know and help fulfil God's will for you and for the world. You will see life and all its activities and aspects in a new light with a new joy #489 |
Note: this prayer service sheet is produced by Unity in the United States; and so spellings and words might occasionally be Americanised. Also the contact details given at the end are those provided for those living in the US. |
Thank you for your prayers and words of comfort. Thank goodness I am feeling very much better from the recent illness… your support has been of great comfort to me.
Joy
From feeling so alone and troubled, the peace I was longing for, and the comfort from knowing I was being enfolded in prayer, came back to me, and is still with me. Thank you for all that you do and give, it helps one so much. Thank you for continuing to hold me and my loved ones in prayer, which you have done for many years now.
J.S, IOW
Dear Silent Unity,
I phoned last week for prayers to be said for my husband and son. I am very happy and grateful to say that my husband is getting better every day and my son has already been offered a job he likes. Thank you for putting them on your list of prayers. We thank God for the blessing our family always. We thank Unity for their spiritual support and we deeply appreciate your help. Thank you for the kind letters and support you gave us. It is always a pleasure to receive your letters and excited to read them as well. Your letters always give me some peace of mind and draw me closer to God.
I phoned last week for prayers to be said for my husband and son. I am very happy and grateful to say that my husband is getting better every day and my son has already been offered a job he likes. Thank you for putting them on your list of prayers. We thank God for the blessing our family always. We thank Unity for their spiritual support and we deeply appreciate your help. Thank you for the kind letters and support you gave us. It is always a pleasure to receive your letters and excited to read them as well. Your letters always give me some peace of mind and draw me closer to God.
C. L, London