Unity Santa Fe Prayer Column for July 
2024
In Unity, we believe that our thoughts are prayers, and powerful ones, at that. When I have a negative thought, I have the power to release it and choose a new, more enlightened thought. We also pray using words, especially when praying with others. Again, I have the ability to choose words that align with Truth principles and hold the one with whom I pray in their highest place of understanding.
But can actions also be prayers? I believe the answer is “yes”. Charles Fillmore said, “Divine Ideas are always seeking expression through you.” Divine ideas are my thoughts. When I give voice to these divine ideas, I am putting them out into the universe and affirming Truth. I see taking action in accordance with divine ideas as another form of outward expression. I see my deeds as bringing these ideas to LIFE – Suzanne Giesmann’s acronym for “Love In Full Expression”.
When I mindfully speak words of kindness or encouragement to another, I am expressing Love and Compassion. When I cook a meal for my family, take food to an ailing friend, or give to a favorite charity, I prayerfully affirm the abundance in my life. When I speak words of appreciation or gratitude to another for their generosity toward me that, too, is a prayer.
Daniel Nahmod sings, “When I pray, I feel my heart go deeper into my God.” Likewise, when I think affirmative and uplifting thoughts, I feel my mind go deeper. When I speak these powerful thoughts and let them vibrate with the rhythm of the universe, I feel my heart go deeper. And when I act upon these thoughts, expressing in deeds the Loving-Kindness and healing Oneness of Truth, my soul goes deeper into the Source of all Love and LIFE.
Catherine Donovan
Unity Santa Fe Prayer Practitioner
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