55. Prayer and supplication to God, how does it cause the human being to benefit from divine assistance?
[(1)] Negligence diminishes and love and affection toward God strengthens the human heart and gradually irrigates it.
[(2)] It roots the tree of sincerity and bondage and gradually trains it and irrigates it.
[(3)] It reaches a stage where Satan can no longer deceive it and it will not be caught in his trap.
[(4)] It reaches a level of insight and optimism that it will not easily be caught in difficult conditions and rendered invalid.
\textbf{55.} Prayer and supplication to God, how does it cause the human being to benefit from divine assistance?
\begin{enumerate}
\item[(1)] Negligence diminishes and love and affection toward God strengthens the human heart and gradually irrigates it.
\item[(2)] It roots the tree of sincerity and bondage and gradually trains it and irrigates it.
\item[(3)] It reaches a stage where Satan can no longer deceive it and it will not be caught in his trap.
\item[(4)] It reaches a level of insight and optimism that it will not easily be caught in difficult conditions and rendered invalid.
\end{enumerate}