Prayer always is fulfilled . Through prayer we receive energy and we are taught about the future prospect of how a problem will unfold. You will be taught, "In this situation do like this, and in that kind of work do like that." By knowing this you can accomplish great things. Only through prayer can you pioneer that kind of path. Do you understand? [Yes.] You must know prayer is more essential than eating your meals.

That is why Father likes nature and treasures the time of solitude. Father likes the tranquil night. Even if Father does not talk about these things, would not Father have them? They are not apparent because Father does not show them. You must know that establishing such a background foundation of richness of life is not possible without the way of prayer.

You can feel love in the world in that position, but in an ordinary position it is difficult. Upon such foundation, when you can stand in the position to reinvigorate yourself, can you walk the life of faith by yourself. If you can go forward only when Father is pulling you, what would you do if Father were no longer here with you? To acquire that hidden aspect of life, you must know that prayer is necessary.

Therefore, whether or not somebody watches, I must do my work. We must be able to keep well the promises that we make with God. To pray for the sake of the whole night and day becomes the living prayer. Then, every several years, the content and title of that prayer changes, and you develop. Therefore, you must know what a significant time the present time is. You must understand that you have to possess that kind of hidden aspect in life through the prayer life. Do you understand? [Yes.]

Among you, please raise your hand if you pray. If so, how do you pray? You must pray for the nation and its righteousness. (104-111)

When you pray in a situation in which you pledge in front of God that you shall establish a victorious foundation at the cost of sacrificing your body, God will take responsibility and fulfill it. To fulfill the content of my prayer, God does not walk randomly. In order for God to arrive at the place where you are praying, He must go through many stages. When you stand in the most miserable situation as God does, then God can directly take action; otherwise God cannot take direct action. In other words, even if I am in a sacrificial and sorrowful situation, if my true mind can stand in a position where God wants me to be, then God will come to recognize and sympathize with me. We must know that God is a being of such heart. (18-269)