At the heart of her teaching is a simple but profound understanding: that life responds to consciousness, and that the spoken word is a powerful instrument through which consciousness is expressed. Florence taught that words spoken in faith are not symbolic gestures, but creative acts. To speak rightly, in alignment with spiritual law, is to participate consciously in the ordering of one’s life.

We practice the presence of God by seeing Him everywhere, in all things and in all people, despite any appearances to the contrary. As we look about the world with the eyes of the flesh, we see inharmony, fear, and all sorts of difficulties; but our leader Jesus Christ taught us, saying, “Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” So when we see the appearance of evil we look through it to the truth that lies back of it. As soon as we see this truth, an

A great deal of confusion seems to exist in many minds concerning the precise avenue through which the Divine Power is to be approached, and realization and harmony attained. So many schools of thought seem to be competing for the attention of the student; so busy is the printing press; so many new books and pamphlets are written; so many magazines come and go; that people have told me that they have felt quite in despair of ever discovering what it really is that they must d

The way to meet a problem is to raise your consciousness. If you do this, the problem disappears. In the Bible a valley always stands for trouble, sin, limitation; and the mount for uplifted thought, and prayer for understanding. We must go up the mount; raise our consciousness.

Prayer will enable you, sooner or later, to get yourself, or anyone else, out of any difficulty on the face of the earth. It is the Golden Key to harmony and happiness. To those who have no acquaintance with the mightiest power in existence, this may appear to be a rash claim, but it needs only a fair trial to prove that, without a shadow of doubt, it is a just one. You need take no one's word for it, and you should not. Simply try it for yourself, and see.