Author: DailyPrayer

MAY 18   

MY MIND IS RECEPTIVE TO NEW IDEAS AND MY THOUGHT IS CENTERED ON NEW BEGINNINGS   

For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth:  and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.   

Isaiah 65:17

Nothing is ever twice alike.  It is said that the physical body is never more than a year old, that we discard many bodies through life.  Everything is continuously being re-created and it literally is true that the Divine Creative Spirit is forever making a new heaven and a new earth.  We must permit It to make a new one for us.  

There is no judgment, no condemnation, no fear and no doubt in my mind.  I condemn no one and no thing, not even myself. Forgetting that which is past and having no fear of the future, I live today as though the new heaven and the new earth were already an accomplished fact in my experience.  I live in harmony with people and with all the situations that surround me.  I see and feel the presence of good running through everything.  I have complete faith that this Divine Presence will reveal Itself to me in every thought, in every word, and in every act.

There is nothing in my past experience and nothing in my thought about the future that can in any way deny me the pleasure and the privilege of living today as though everything were complete and perfect.  “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth.”  My whole confidence and expectancy is of much and more, of good and of better.  The future is bright with hope and fulfillment.  The present is perfect, and there is no past.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 17    

THE SPIRIT IN ME IS ALIVE, AWAKE AND AWARE, FLOWING EVER THROUGH ME IN PERFECT LIFE   

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.    Job 33: 4

Man is a spirit but he seldom recognizes this greatest of all truths about himself.  Seldom does he invite the Spirit into his mind or open all the doorways of his thought in complete acceptance.  The Bible tells us to let that mind be in us which was in Christ, which, of course, is the Mind of God and the invisible Guest in every person.

I know that this invisible Guest within me, the Angel of God’s Presence, is counseling me wisely, leading me unerringly, directing my thoughts and actions in harmony, in peace, in poise, in love and in co-operation.  Because God cannot fail, and because the Divine Presence within me is God as my real self, I know that there is a Power flowing through my word of faith which makes straight the way before me.  I know that the great Giver of life is giving through me that gift which is gladly made and which returns multiplied, only to go out again to increase its blessing and to multiply its own good as it blesses others.

I know there is a Presence that came with me when I entered this life, and I know that this same Presence will go with me when I leave this physical form, for it is the Presence of Eternal Life, the Life that cannot die.  I have no fear of the past, the present or the future, for I am living today as though God really were all-in-all, over all and through all.  I feel this Presence in love, life and goodness.  I feel It in action, power and certainty.  It is with me today, making my life whole and complete.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 16   

MY LIFE SHOWS FORTH THE SPIRIT THAT NEVER FAILS AND CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION FILLS MY DAY   

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, shall draw all men unto me:    John 12: 32

When Jesus spoke of being “lifted up from the earth” he meant that that which is human about us must be consciously become united with the Divine.  In ancient writings the earth stood for the lowest form of life while heaven represented the highest.  Therefore, being lifted up from the earth means uniting earth with heaven.  This daily lifting up of our thought is necessary if we wish to so unite ourselves and everything we are doing with the Divine, the spiritual Power that flows through us and into all our acts.

I am now waiting upon the Spirit within me.  I know that It is close to me and that It governs my life in harmony and peace.  And I know that through me It brings joy and happiness to everyone I meet.  Through the power of this indwelling Spirit I am a blessing to myself and to others.

I am lifting up my whole mind in faith to the realization that the Spirit of God is within me and that this perfect Spirit is my real self.  I invite the Spirit to direct my thoughts and acts, and I believe that It is doing so.  I expect new ideas, new thoughts and new ways of doing things to stimulate my imagination into action.  I invite and expect new circumstances and situations.

I know that as they present themselves, the Intelligence within me will accept them and act upon them.  I know that the Divine Presence within me will make Itself known to every person I meet, to every situation I contact.  I know that It will bring life and joy and happiness to everything and everyone.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 15    

I KNOW THAT THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT IS MY DAILY LIFE   

The Lord is my shepherd … He restoreth my soul … Psalm 23: 1, 2

As we take this thought for our meditation today: “The Lord is my shepherd … He restoreth my soul,” let us feel that we are one with the Divine Presence; and enter into conscious communion with It.  This is affirmative prayer and spiritual meditation.  It is through spiritual meditation that we reach out, or in, to that Divine Presence which fills all space and also finds its dwelling place in the sanctuary of our own hearts.

“The Lord is my shepherd … He restoreth my soul.” Believing that God is everywhere, and knowing that the Divine Life can and does restore my soul, I now affirm and deeply accept Divine Guidance. I believe that I am sustained by an infinite Power, guided by an infinite Intelligence and guarded by an infinite Love.  I feel this Presence in, around and through me, and through all people.  There is a Power greater than I am upon which I may rely.  I am relying on this Power and I am letting Its Intelligence govern and guide me.  I am fully aware of Divine Love and Protection.

I lay aside every doubt or fear and gladly enter into a newness of life.  I do believe that the Lord is my Shepherd.  I do believe that He restoreth my soul.  I am lovingly aware that the Divine Presence is not only close to me, It is not only right where I am; It is also within me and what I am.  It is this inner “I am,” this Spirit of God within me and what I am.  It is this inner “I Am,” this Spirit of God within me that is my Shepherd.  I not only shall not want – my cup shall run over.  A table is prepared before me.  This is the table that God has spread and I gratefully acknowledge this Divine Bounty, this Feast of Life.  For God’s abundance is my abundance, His good is my good, and His Life is my life now.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 14        

I PLACE MY AFFAIRS IN THE HANDS OF DIVINE GOODNESS AND ENTER INTO THE FULLNESS OF LIFE    

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.    Matthew 6:10

When Jesus said, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven,” he was affirming that there is a Perfection at the center of everything.  He was telling us that when we reach this inward Perfection it will be revealed to ourselves and others, and that it must finally establish the Kingdom of God on earth, as it most certainly will.

Realizing that the Kingdom of God is a kingdom of joy and that the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind, I place my affairs in the keeping of Divine Love and I permit my thoughts to be directed by Divine Wisdom.  The Spirit within me guides and directs my path, guides me into peace, prosperity and happiness.

God’s perfect Kingdom is established in me today.  The Fatherhood of God is revealed through me as the brotherhood of man.  This brotherhood I help to establish on earth today, for I know that it is within all people.  This Kingdom of oneness and love and peace draws me close to everyone I meet, in joy and in friendship.  Therefore, my prayer for the Kingdom of God on earth is a communion of my own soul with that one universal Soul which overshadows and indwells everything.  This is the Kingdom I am recognizing as I affirm:  “Thy kingdom come.  Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.”

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 13   

TODAY I ACKNOWLEDGE THE OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT EVERYWHERE   

God so loved the world, that he gave …    John 3:16

How could we better explain this than to use the words of Browning where he said:  “Tis Thou, God, who giveth, ‘tis I who receive”?  Or Emerson who said that we are “beneficiaries of the Divine fact”?  The thoughts of both Emerson and Browning were thoughts of acceptance and recognition.  Like all men of great spiritual insight, they knew that the gift of Life is an eternal reality, that it is our office to accept it.

“God so loved the world that he gave …” Today I accept this gift of Divine Love which God has eternally given to me and to everyone.  With deep gratitude and a childlike simplicity I enter into the joy and the peace which come from the realization of Divine guidance.  I know that Love guides my thoughts even as It guards my life and action.  I know that the Eternal Presence is really embracing everything.  In this Presence I serenely and confidently rest, placing all my hope and aspiration in Its loving care. In this Love I embrace the world and affirm that peace shall come on earth and good will among men.

I also realize that I belong to the universe in which I live, and it belongs to me.  It is the gift of God.  I am one with everyone I shall ever meet, and they are one with me.  For we all are manifestations of the one Divine Presence.

Gratefully acknowledging and gladly receiving this benediction from heaven, I live and love and accept Life in its fullness.  “God so loved … that he gave …” I accept the gift.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 13   

TODAY I ACKNOWLEDGE THE OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT EVERYWHERE   

God so loved the world, that he gave …    John 3:16

How could we better explain this than to use the words of Browning where he said:  “Tis Thou, God, who giveth, ‘tis I who receive”?  Or Emerson who said that we are “beneficiaries of the Divine fact”?  The thoughts of both Emerson and Browning were thoughts of acceptance and recognition.  Like all men of great spiritual insight, they knew that the gift of Life is an eternal reality, that it is our office to accept it.

“God so loved the world that he gave …” Today I accept this gift of Divine Love which God has eternally given to me and to everyone.  With deep gratitude and a childlike simplicity I enter into the joy and the peace which come from the realization of Divine guidance.  I know that Love guides my thoughts even as It guards my life and action.  I know that the Eternal Presence is really embracing everything.  In this Presence I serenely and confidently rest, placing all my hope and aspiration in Its loving care. In this Love I embrace the world and affirm that peace shall come on earth and good will among men.

I also realize that I belong to the universe in which I live, and it belongs to me.  It is the gift of God.  I am one with everyone I shall ever meet, and they are one with me.  For we all are manifestations of the one Divine Presence.

Gratefully acknowledging and gladly receiving this benediction from heaven, I live and love and accept Life in its fullness.  “God so loved … that he gave …” I accept the gift.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 13   

TODAY I ACKNOWLEDGE THE OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT EVERYWHERE   

God so loved the world, that he gave …    John 3:16

How could we better explain this than to use the words of Browning where he said:  “Tis Thou, God, who giveth, ‘tis I who receive”?  Or Emerson who said that we are “beneficiaries of the Divine fact”?  The thoughts of both Emerson and Browning were thoughts of acceptance and recognition.  Like all men of great spiritual insight, they knew that the gift of Life is an eternal reality, that it is our office to accept it.

“God so loved the world that he gave …” Today I accept this gift of Divine Love which God has eternally given to me and to everyone.  With deep gratitude and a childlike simplicity I enter into the joy and the peace which come from the realization of Divine guidance.  I know that Love guides my thoughts even as It guards my life and action.  I know that the Eternal Presence is really embracing everything.  In this Presence I serenely and confidently rest, placing all my hope and aspiration in Its loving care. In this Love I embrace the world and affirm that peace shall come on earth and good will among men.

I also realize that I belong to the universe in which I live, and it belongs to me.  It is the gift of God.  I am one with everyone I shall ever meet, and they are one with me.  For we all are manifestations of the one Divine Presence.

Gratefully acknowledging and gladly receiving this benediction from heaven, I live and love and accept Life in its fullness.  “God so loved … that he gave …” I accept the gift.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 12   

TODAY I RECEIVE THE INHERITANCE WHICH GOD HAS GIVEN ME   

… thou shalt rejoice … in all that thou puttest thine hands unto:    Deuteronomy 12:18

Affirmative prayer means that we clear the mind of all doubt and fear and turn in faith to the great Giver of life.  It means that we become aware of the Presence of God within and around us, here and now.  It means that we affirm this Presence and accept It, quietly, calmly and peacefully, in all its fullness.

 I now let go of every anxious thought.  I now surrender any doubt or fear into the great heart of Love.  I look out upon the world and say:  “This is my world because it is God’s world.”  I think of all people: “These are my friends because they live and more and have their being in the Father of us all.” I now receive confidence and inspiration from the Source of all life.  I believe that Love is guiding me.  I believe there is a Divine Power that goes before me and makes perfect my ways in joy and happiness.  I believe this Power is flowing through me to the joy and happiness of those around me.

I have a faith, a conviction, and assurance at the center of my being.  I have a Friend within me who knows all my needs.  I accept the Kingdom which God has given.  I accept the life which He has implanted in me, and this life reaches out to everything around me, in joy and gladness, with the blessed assurance that all is well.  Believing that God is Love, I affirm that there is nothing in me that could hurt or harm or hinder those around me from entering into the fullness of their own joy, into the completeness of their own self-expression, into the perfection of their own being.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 11   

I CLEANSE THE WINDOW OF MY MIND THAT IT MAY BECOME A MIRROR REFLECTING INSPIRATION FROM THE MOST HIGH   

… and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.   

Malachi 3:10

We should believe that God is the invisible Partner in our lives and affirm that Divine Love goes before us and prepares the way.  We should permit ourselves to be guided for there is something within us, deep at the center of our being, which knows what we ought to do and how we ought to do it.

I am listening to the Divine Presence and permitting It to direct my path.  Thoughts and ideas will come to me and I shall be led to follow them out in my everyday life.  I shall be impelled into right action.  I know how to meet every situation in calm trust and with the complete conviction that Divine Intelligence is guiding me.  I wish to do only that which is constructive and life-giving; therefore I know that everything I do is prospered.  Everything I touch shall be quickened into a newness of life and action.  Every constructive purpose in my life will be fulfilled.

I have a deep sense of inner calm, a complete assurance that all is well.  The same Intelligence that governs the planets in their course is now acting as a law of Good in my personal experience and in the experiences of everyone around me. I do thank God for this increase that is mine.  I do accept Divine guidance.  I do believe that I am in silent partnership with all the Power, all the Presence and all the Love there is.  I place my life entirely and completely under the protection and guidance of this Power, and I rest in complete assurance that everything I do is prospered.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 10   

GOOD IS FOREVER EXPRESSING ITSELF TO ME AS I SEEK AND FIND THE BEST IN LIFE   

… thou art ever with me; and all that I have is thine.    Luke 15:18

Realizing that we are in the midst of an ever-present Good, and believing that there is a Law that brings everything good into our lives, we should learn to think and act as though every wrong condition of yesterday were converted into something new and better today.

I believe that all the mistakes I have ever made are swallowed up in a Love, in a Peace and a Life greater than I am.  Therefore, I surrender all past mistakes into the keeping of this ever-present, divine, and perfect Life.  I affirm that Love is guiding me into a real and deep co-operation with Life and into a sincere affection for everyone.

Today is a fresh beginning, a new start, a joyous adventure on the pathway of eternal progress.  Today is bright with hope and happy with fulfillment.  Therefore, I affirm that this is the day that God has made, that it is good, and that I find fulfillment in it.  There is something that is making everything in my life simple, effective and whole.

There is something that is arranging every circumstance so that success and happiness will come from it.  There is something in me that goes out in love and confidence to everyone I meet, something that blesses everything I touch, something that brings peace and comfort and joy to my world.  In every thought, in every deed, in every act, I am sustained by an infinite Power and guided gently into an increasing good, for myself and for others.

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker

MAY 9   

TODAY I AM FILLED WITH CONFIDENCE AND A SENSE OF SECURITY BECAUSE I AM ACTIVELY AWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF SPIRIT WITHIN ME   

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.    Psalm 91:11

Deep within each of us there is a place of calm, of peace and security, where trouble and accident do not occur, where Truth and Love reign supreme and good is the only power.  It is to this place that daily we go in the silence of our own minds to commune with the Spirit that is both around us and within us.  Truly this is our Father within, our heaven immediately available and always responsive to our approach.  In our meditation we seek to make the presence of this Spirit more real to us, more immediate and more personal.  And as we do this an inward sense of calm comes over the mind, a feeling of security and safety which every human being needs.

I know that all the power there is and all the presence there is, is Love, the living Spirit Almighty.  I know that Love is divine protection and I know that I am governed, guided and guarded into the pathways of peace and joy, and security.  I know that this is true of all people.  This is what I believe about everyone.  This is what exists for the whole world.  This is my prayer of acceptance today, and every day.  I feel myself safe in the keeping of Divine Love and Infinite Power.  I feel the soft enveloping presence of the living Spirit.

I know there is no confusion or doubt in the Mind of God, God’s Mind is the only mind there is.  This mind is my mind now, directing everything I do, guarding every movement I make.  For all my ways are ways of blessedness, and all my paths are peace.  I trust, I rest, I live and move and have my being in that which is complete, perfect, divine, whole and happy.    

Taken from “Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker