"One needs to take a good deal of time for all that," she said presently.
"Can you cultivate a friendship on any other terms?"
"Perhaps not. This is quite a new view of the whole matter, Mr. Shubrick. To me."
"Common sense. And Bible."
"Does the Bible speak of it?"
"The Bible speaks of the life of religion as contained in our knowing God and in His knowing us."
"But He,—He knows everybody."
"Not in this way. It is the sweet knowledge of intimate friendship and relations of affection. 'I know thee by name,' was one of the reasons given why the Lord would grant Moses' bold prayer. 'I have called thee by thy name, thou art Mine,' is the word to His people Israel. 'He calleth His own sheep by name,' you know it is said of the Good Shepherd. And 'they shall all know Me,' is the promise concerning the Church in Christ. While, you remember, the sentence of dismissal to the others will be simply, 'I know you not.' And, 'the Lord knoweth them that are His.'"
There was silence; and then Dolly said, "You said there were two sides to the question."
"Yes. Your part we have talked about; it is to study, and ask, and obey, and believe. The Lord's part is to reveal Himself to you. It is a matter of revelation. You cannot attain it by any efforts of your own, be they never so determinate. Therefore your prayer must be constantly like that of Moses—'I beseech thee, show me Thy glory.' And you see, that makes your part easy, because the other part is sure."