"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father, which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly."
"Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him."
I have prayed and studied in secret, and I believe I am going to receive my reward. I believe that our heavenly Father, the ruler and maker of this universe, does know our needs, and that he gives us understanding according to the way we would receive it.
I was much impressed when I read St. Matthew 6:33—
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
I have sought that kingdom and I have found it where the good book says it is: "The kingdom of heaven is within you." Again the good book says:
"If ye believe in me, greater things than these shall ye do."
I believe that I can and will do great things.
Ever since I was a small boy, and used to kneel at my mother's knee, and she taught me first to pray, I have believed in that great book and in God's power to guide me right and give me understanding of all things. My own father never understood me or had any sympathy with me or my ideas, which I feel were far advanced. My own brother was my worst enemy, and I find that the Bible bears me out in this
"And a man's foes shall be they of his own household."