Prayers

Prayer is a major part of Unity worldwide.  A 24-hour prayer number, (800) 669-7729,  is used by millions at Silent Unity, a prayer center located at Unity Village, Missouri.  We also welcome your calls for any spiritual needs at our local office number, (520) 625-5687.  A Silent Unity Prayer Service is held at our Church each Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m.

 

"Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth."   - David  (Psalm 54:2)

A Thanksgiving Prayer, by Samuel F. Pugh:  Oh, God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry. When I have work, help me to remember the jobless.  When I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer. And remembering, help me to destroy my complacency and bestir my compassion.  Make me concerned enough to help, by word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted.

For the latest prayers and affirmations from Unity Headquarters, go to:   http://www.unityonline.org/pray_prayersaffirmations.htm  

PRAYER FOR OUR CHURCH.  God's abundance and endless supply is ours for the asking.  All channels are free, and all doors are open, and we are receiving our good.  By practicing our faith, therefore, we do believe that Divine Order fulfills ALL of our desires, and we know that our dream has already become a realization. 

THANK YOU GOD...THANK YOU GOD...THANK YOU GOD!

Note from Unity Church of the Valley:   We welcome your calls for any spiritual needs at our local office number (520) 625-5687.  A Silent Unity Prayer Service is held at the Church each Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m.  At this service, which is open to everyone, we pray for all of the Prayer Requests that have been submitted to us.  These Prayer Requests are then sent on to Silent Unity Prayer Ministry at Unity World Headquarters for support by their vigil of prayer.

Anyone can submit a Prayer Request to the Unity Church of the Valley at our Sunday Worship Services or by calling (520) 625-5687.  e-mail:  unitygreenvalley@aol.com  

These Prayer Requests can be for anyone, any thing, or any condition.  They will always be held in strict confidence.

At each of our Sunday Worship Services, the Minister conducts a quiet prayer session, in which a Prayer Box, containing all of the Prayer Requests that have been submitted, is brought before the Congregation and is included in our collective prayers at that time.

Myrtle Fillmore, the co-founder of Unity, writes in a letter on Prayer:  "It is not enough to pray.  Prayer is one step that you take, but you need other steps.  You need to think of God, the all-powerful Healer, as being already within you, in every part of your mind, heart, and body.  To keep one's attention and prayers in the spiritual realm of mind, without letting them work out into the soul's expression and into the actual physical doing of that which corresponds with what the mind and heart has thought and spoken and prayed, is to court trouble.  To keep declaring love and power and life and substance, and yet unconsciously, perhaps, assuming limitations and living them, will cause explosions and congestion that work out in the physical. We need to harmonize our thinking and our prayers with actual living experiences.  Sometimes we pray to a God outside of ourselves.  It is the God in the midst of us that frees and heals."

Prayer Support

The Congregation of the Unity Church of the Valley keeps in our prayers those of us and their loved ones who, from time to time, become challenged and need our spiritual support. 

We hold several of our members in prayer, as we see the Divine Perfect Solution and Outcome to their situations.  We also continue our good thoughts for other members of our Congregation that have been listed on this page for the past several weeks, most of whom are now in the process of healing from their challenges.

Members of our Congregation and others of our Unity Church of Green Valley for whom we are offering our prayers are listed below (scroll down). 

 

"So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." - Jesus  (Mark 11:24)   - Also quoted by  Dr. H. Emilie Cady in  Lessons in Truth,  Chapters 5 and 6.

The Silent Unity Prayer Ministry:   Prayer is the foundation and the heart of our work. For over one hundred years, Unity has been dedicated to helping people through prayer. Silent Unity, the prayer ministry of Unity (World Headquarters, Unity Village, MO), responds to nearly two million requests from people who write, call, fax, or e-mail for prayer support throughout the year. A vigil of prayer is maintained in Silent Unity around the clock to pray for those who request prayer.

Prayers may be submitted in confidence by anyone at any time, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year,  to the Silent Unity Prayer Ministry:

1. •By telephone at  (800) 669-7729 or (816) 969-2000  [Español (816) 969-2020].
   

2. •On-line at   http://www.unityonline.org/pray_main.htm.  Click on Submit a Prayer Request.
   

3. •By fax at:  (816) 251-3554   [Español (816) 251-3508].
   

4. •By U.S. Mail:   Silent Unity, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village, MO 64065-0001. 
   

 

The COMPLETE Prayer of Protection,  by James Dillet Freeman (1912-2003), Unity's Poet Laureate

The LIGHT OF GOD surrounds me.

The LOVE OF GOD enfolds me.

The POWER OF GOD protects me.

The PRESENCE OF GOD watches over me.

The MIND OF GOD guides me.

The LIFE OF GOD flows through me.

The POWER OF GOD abides in me.

The JOY OF GOD uplifts me.

The STRENGTH OF GOD renews me.

The BEAUTY OF GOD inspires me.

Wherever I AM, God is!

Amen.

"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father

 which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."   - Jesus  (Matthew 6:6)

 - Also quoted by Dr. H. Emilie Cady in  Lessons in Truth,  Chapter 10.

 

Have Faith in the Lord,  by Charles B. Pyke, Unity Church of the Valley, June 26, 2005.*

 

Have faith in the Lord.

He will guide you through tomorrow.

Have faith in the Lord.

You’ll have joy instead of sorrow.

When you pray to the Lord,

You’ll have health instead of illness.

For it’s faith in the Lord

That will bring you joy and wellness.

 

Have faith in God.

He’s the source of your supply.

Have faith in God.

Upon Him you can rely.

When you pray to God,

And you truly do believe,

With your faith in God,

His abundance you’ll receive.

 

Have faith in the Father

On Earth and in Heaven above.

Have faith in the Father.

He’s everlasting love.

When you pray to the Father,

He always hears your prayer.

For with faith in the Father,

You’ll have blessings everywhere.

 

For the Lord thy God

Is omniscient, omnipresent.

For the Lord thy God

Blesses king and child and peasant.

When you pray to thy God,

He will always hear your call.

For the Lord our God

Always loves us one and all.

Amen.

 

* These verses have also been set to music as a hymn, composed by the author, Charles B. Pyke.  This hymn was sung by Dr. Pyke to the

  Congregation of the Unity Church in Green Valley, with Mary Lou Catania, Organist, on July 24, 2005.