This is like the Bible rule of--"praying always."

"Praying for a Dinner." "Grandma, aren't we going to church this
morning?" asked a little girl.

"My child, we have had no breakfast, and have no dinner to eat when
we come back," said her grandma.

"But the Lord Jesus can give it to us if we ask him," said the little
girl. "Let's ask him." So they kneeled down, and asked that God, "who
feedeth the young ravens when they cry," to remember them, and help
them.

Then they went to church. They found it very much crowded. An old
gentleman took the little girl upon his knee. He was pleased with her
quiet behaviour. On parting with her at the close of the service, he
slipped a half crown into her hand. "See, Grandma," she said, as soon
as they were out of church, "Jesus has sent us our dinner."

But when we ask God to help us, we must always try to help ourselves.

"Working as well as Praying." Two little girls went to the same
school; one of them, named Mary, always said her lessons well, the
other, named Jane, always failed. One day Jane said, "Mary, how does
it happen that you always say your lessons so well?" Mary said she
prayed over her lessons, and _that_ was the secret of her success.

Jane concluded to try praying. But the next day she failed worse than
ever. In tears, she reproached Mary for deceiving her. "But, did you