Draw out your heart in prayer to God.

Draw out your heart in prayer to God, as the source from whence all error is obliterated—all weakness strengthened and imperfections restored— 

O, merciful Father! open the hearts of Thy people, and give their understanding the benefit of kindness emanating from Thee that all may partake and give to each other freely. 

Give each a share of Thy grace that they may bestow it upon each other. 

Give them knowledge and wisdom to make a right use of this—Thy blessing—and a full appreciation of goodness proceeding from the heart—

Prepare them to impart it each to his fellow being, practicing it daily, and relying upon the benefit received in happiness as compensation and reward from Thee. 

May they never shrink from the duty of washing away their own perverseness of heart— making deeds of evil shine with purity, made white by their determination to atone for the past! 

May they rely upon the strength of goodness, charity, love, and kindness felt and bestowed upon all, as the growth of the heart received from Thee!

O, our Father! send Thy grace to rest upon this community in the form of knowledge and strict observance of the dictates of conscience, embalming their hearts in Thy love flowing spontaneously, and as they receive from Thee, so may their hearts be touched to give to others in return. 

In the effulgence of light given off constantly from Thy works, may the soul drink long and deep draughts from the fountain of inspiration, swelling the influx of perception, deadening heresies of the past, and calling into action divine principles fixed upon thy eternal throne. 

And, O Father! teach them, through the inspiration of Thy love, to search Nature for manifestations of Thy power, wisdom, and bounty. 

Allure them on until their minds expand and drink in a full comprehension of Thee from this source. 

May the emanations from Nature inspire wonder and gratitude sufficient to impress conviction of Thy greatness, power and mercy—imbuing their hearts with a desire to know more and more of Thee—feeling that through Thy works thou art ever present, permeating the whole universe with a principle of love, culminating in man. 

And, O Father! may they fully realise this, and the greatness of Thy design in so making man, and may he not pervert or seek to crush the boon of kindness, but let it spring forth a tree of love and friendship whose branches extend to all humanity, for such was the design, and such must be its use to reap eternal happiness.

The conqueror goes forth armed with the implements of heroism, making conquest over his foes, disarming terror, and planting peace, light, and truth. 

So may it be with Thee, O Father of Light! marching with firm tread of progression over the wickedness and errors of the people, slaying them at the feet of truth, never to rise but as obedient servants to thy laws.

Be thou the guide to all good, through the efforts of each individual seeking to obtain for himself that which thou always keepest in store for the diligent seeker. 

And reward is sure to follow through obedience to the law.

Instructive Communications from Spirit Life

In Thine hand is power and might.

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power― 

And the glory, and the victory, and the majesty―

All that is in the heavens and the earth is Thine―

Thine are all kingdoms, O Lord, and Thou art exalted as head over all. 

Both riches and honour come of Thee―

In Thine hand is power and might, and in Thine hand it is to make great and to give strength unto all.

Now, therefore, O Father, we thank Thee and praise Thy glorious name.

Amen

I thank Thee, Blessed Father.

Our Father, we thank thee. 

Thou are all-powerful and compassionate—

Thou art all life and truth. 

We trust Thee, and thank Thee for all Thy blessings.

Amen

I thank Thee, Blessed Father.

I thank Thee, Blessed Father, I thank Thee.

The Ignatian Suscipe Prayer

Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty―

My memory, my understanding, and my whole will.

All that I am, and all that I possess, You have given me.

I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your Will.

Give me only Your Love and Your Grace―

With these, I will be rich enough, And will desire nothing more.

  ―Prayer of St Ignatius

Prayer of St Ignatius

Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty―

My memory, my understanding, and my whole will.

All that I am, and all that I possess, You have given me.

I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your Will.

Give me only Your Love and Your Grace―

With these, I will be rich enough, And will desire nothing more.

  ―Prayer of St Ignatius

What will make you well?

Repeat the following prayer each morning first thing on waking. Also, whenever you feel bad, stop whatever you are doing, and repeat the prayer—

O Lord Christ, open the door of my body to perfect health. 

O Lord Christ, open the door of my mind to perfect understanding. 

O Lord Christ, open the door of my heart to perfect spiritual realisation.

Then say to yourself very positively, 

This prayer is answered. I am getting better. I cannot expect it instantly, but as the door of my body, of my mind, and of my heart is opened, all three of them are co-operating to let in the vital life-giving Christ force, which will make me well. 

Continue this until your subconscious mind takes it up and literally builds it into your body, in all your atoms, and in all your thoughts.

Letters from the Teacher, Volume II, Universal Religious Fellowship Inc., Harriette Augusta Curtiss and F. Homer Curtiss, Curtiss Book Company, California, 1924

Rest on dear Jesus' gentle breast.

From the realm of fragrant flowers—

From the land of golden bowers—

Where the fairest roses bloom,

Wafting forth their rich perfume—

Come we here to add our mite

To the cause of Truth and Right;

With our influence to bless

Those who seek happiness.

Meekly as a little dove,

Do we come to teach you love;

And to guide you to our skies,

To our sunny Paradise.

Christ—the Meek and Lowly Man—

Bids us all to do what we can

To bring back the darkened soul

To his all-expansive fold!

Faithfully shall we pursue

What our hands now find to do,

That we all may closer rest,

On dear Jesus' gentle breast.

St Ignatius' Prayer

Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty—

My memory, my understanding, and my whole being.

All that I am and all that I possess You have given me—

I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your will.

Give me only Your love and Your grace—

With these, I will be rich enough.

And will desire nothing more.

—St Ignatius of Loyola

A Prayer for Understanding

O Christ, the Divine Power within me,

Help me to unfold and develop the great love-force and the great understanding,

That back of the mind, and back of all life,

There is a Divine Something, which can accomplish that which nothing mundane can touch.

Curtiss, Harriette Augusta, F. Homer, Letters from the Teacher, 1924, The Curtiss Philosophic Book Co. California, U. S. A., Vol. II, Chapter IX, Financial Problems, 127-8