The secret of scriptural prayer, as told in the form of a parable, is to pray and never lose heart. One such parable tells the story of a widow who kept coming to a judge asking for vindication. At first, he didn't respond; then he said to himself: "Although I neither fear God, nor regard man, yet I will exonerate her because by her much coming, she wearies me." Parables, like dreams, contain a single jet of truth. This parable urges persistence in mastering the art of prayer. Once you have mastered it, you'll live in the state of thanksgiving, and all through the day, you'll say over and over again to yourself: "Thank you, Father."