The youth who finds joy and happiness in reading the word of God and in the hour of prayer is constantly refreshed by drafts from the Fountain of life. He will attain a height of moral excellence and a breadth of thought of which others cannot conceive. Communion with God encourages good thoughts, noble aspirations, clear perceptions of truth, and lofty purposes of action. Those who thus connect their souls with God are acknowledged by Him as His sons and daughters. They are constantly reaching higher and still higher, obtaining clearer views of God and of eternity, until the Lord makes them channels of light and wisdom to the world. {4T 624.2}

Den ungdom, som finder glæde og lykke i at læse Guds ord og i bønnens stunder, vil stadig blive vederkvæget ved at drikke af livets kilde. De vil nå en moralsk højde og ypperlighed. Hellighed og en tankens bredde, som andre ikke kan erholde. Samfund med Gud fremkalder gode tanker, noble tilbøjeligheder, en klar forståelse af sandheden og ædle handlinger. De, der således forener deres sjæle med Gud, anerkendes af ham som sønner og døtre. De vil stadig nå højere og højere og stedse få én klarere forståelse af Gud og evigheden, indtil Herren gør dem til redskaber, der bringer lys og visdom til verden. Buds t unge side 261-262]