Many are in danger of thinking that in the cares of labor, in writing and practicing as physicians, or performing the duties of the various departments, they are excusable if they lay down prayer, neglect the Sabbath, and neglect religious service. Sacred things are thus brought down to meet their convenience, while duties, denials, and crosses are left untouched. Neither physicians nor helpers should attempt to perform their work without taking time to pray. God would be the helper of all who profess to love Him, if they would come to Him in faith and, with a sense of their own weakness, crave His power. When they separate from God, their wisdom will be found to be foolishness. When they are small in their own eyes and lean heavily upon their God, then He will be the arm of their power, and success will attend their efforts; but when they allow the mind to be diverted from God, then Satan comes in and controls the thoughts and perverts the judgment. {4T 560.1}

Mange står i fare for at nære den tanke, at når de er optaget af arbejdet i udøvelsen af deres lægegerning eller i andre pligter i de forskellige afdelinger, er det undskyldeligt, om de undlader at bede, glemmer sabbatten og forsømmer gudstjenesten. Hellige ting bringes således ned på et trin, som er afpasset efter, hvad der falder dem belejligt, medens pligter, selvfornægtelser og kors lades urørte. Hverken læger eller medhjælpere bør forsøge at udføre deres gerning uden at tage tid til at bede. Gud ønsker at hjælpe alle, der bekender sig til at elske ham, hvis, de vil komme til ham i tro og i følelsen af deres svaghed vil bede om hans Kraft. Når de skiller sig fra Gud, vil deres visdom vise sig at være dårskab. Når de er små i deres egne øjne og støtter sig fast til deres Gud, vil han være deres styrkes arm og fremgang vil ledsage deres bestræbelser; men når de tillader, at deres sind ledes bort fra Gud, træder Satan ind og behersker tankerne og besejrer dømmekraften.