IN THE BOOK of Matthew in the Bible, we are told, "Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him."
Matt. 6:8. And in Science and Health Mrs. Eddy tells us, "Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need."
Science and Health, p. 494.
Recently I had been praying about some financial situations. A few days later I received one of those sweepstakes letters assuring me that I had won and that all I had to do was send back the verification. Normally I would have just torn up the letter and not thought anything about it. But since I had been praying about this, and the letter had immediately come, I wondered if this was an answer to my prayer. Yet, aside from the fact that I knew that these letters were written to a very large number of people who were also told that they would be instant winners, I knew in my heart that God did not operate through games of chance to provide for me. I tore up the letter and threw it away.
I was using my talents, not getting something for nothing.
