Prayer Resources
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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
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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 December |
December Prayer Service |
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Love is Mightier than Death by Ernest Wilson “The free gift of God,” said Paul, “is eternal life” (Rom. 6:23). Life did not begin when we were born, nor does it cease when we die, any more than we begin to live when we put on a garment, or cease to live if we lay it aside. It is true that a part of our spiritual growth is to learn to exercise our God-given dominion over the body, but “the last enemy to be destroyed is death” (1 Cor. 15:26). To overcome death we must place our emphasis upon life. The more completely we express life the more our lives increase. We read in fairy stories of the magic cloak of invisibility. For us the body is a cloak of visibility. It enables us to be visible to one another. It is the instrument by which the divine in us can express itself on the physical plane of being. It is a very valuable, wonderful, and important gift to us from God. But if it is laid aside, we do not thereby cease any more than we cease to be if we lay aside any other garment, or disappear to the sight of our friends by going to some distant place. Our nearness to or distance from others is not determined by physical proximity or remoteness. We may be very far from those whom we can actually touch with our fingertips; very close to dear ones who are many miles away. We are close to those who are dear to us because they are dear to us, because we have much in common, because our attachment to them is not an attachment of the body but of the mind and the spirit. We sense that nearness when our letters cross in the mail and answer questions before they are received, and when without outward means of communication we are subtly aware of one another’s deep feelings and thoughts. It is natural for us to have those that we love near to us. But just as we are willing to let them leave us to go away to school, or to take up some new work, or to start a family, we should not seek to bind to us those who surrender their physical bodies. We should love them unselfishly enough to free them from our personal will or desire, but we should positively declare and believe that they are alive forevermore, thereby giving them support and strength and understanding that will help them overcome the “last enemy.” We should bless them with our realisation that they are safely held in the love and wisdom of God, and that He leads them step-by-step into that which is for their highest good. We should not fear death, either for ourselves or for others. We do not fear it if we are firmly established in the understanding of God’s love for us. We wish for those whom we love only that which is for their good. If we knowingly had the power, we would ensure that good to them. If our human love would do so much, how much more will the love of God do! We readily forgive the errors of those whom we love. We help them to overcome weakness, to manifest wisdom and strength. How much more does God forgive us our human mistakes, and help us to be strong and wise! “And God himself will be with them; he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away” (Rev. 21:3-4). #440 |
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. |