That month he developed the habit every night of picking up the Bible the last thing before he went to bed and reading a few verses and from thinking a prayer and from thinking thanksgiving he advanced to the place where he boldly in the silence and serenity of the little room got down on his knees and prayed the prayer of thanksgiving. Then he followed it by the prayer of asking. He found himself asking God to take care of all the world to help everyone who needed help to put the spirit and courage into every heart to fare forth and to attempt the Great Adventure on its own behalf... Then he arose in some way fortified a trifle bigger slightly prouder more capable more of a man that he had been the day before. He had asked for help and he knew that he was receiving help and he knew that never again would he be ashamed to face any man or any body of men and tell them that he had asked for help and that help had been forthcoming and that the same experience lay in the reach of every man if he would only take the Lord at His word if he would only do what all men are so earnestly urged to do--believe.
