Outward worship is not of itself sufficient to express loyal and heartfelt gratitude, since He has said: "If ye love Me, keep My Commandments." The habitual struggle to be always good, is unceasing prayer.

Its motives are made manifest in the blessings they bring--which, if not acknowledged in audible words, attest our worthiness to be made partakers of Love.
Simply asking that we may love God will never make us love Him; but the longing to be better and holier--expressed in daily watchfulness, and in striving to assimilate more of the divine character--this will mould and fashion us anew, until we awake in His likeness.

We reach the Science of Christianity through demonstration of the divine nature; but in this wicked world goodness will "be evil spoken of," and patience must work experience.
Audible prayer can never do the works of spiritual understanding, which regenerates; but silent prayer, watchfulness, and devout obedience, enable us to follow Jesus' example.

Long prayers, ecclesiasticism, and creeds, have clipped the divine pinions of Love, and clad religion in human robes.

They materialize worship, hinder the Spirit, and keep man from demonstrating his power over error.
Sorrow for wrong-doing is but one step towards reform, and the very easiest step.