And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Ver. 22. Whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing] Faith is the foundation of prayer, and prayer is the fervency of faith. "Cast thy burden upon the Lord," or thy request, thy gift upon the Lord, Psalms 55:22, that is, whatsoever thou desirest that God should give thee in prayer, cast it upon him by faith, and it shall be effected. Fidei mendica manus. Faith and prayer are the soul's two hands, whereby she begs and receives of God all good things both for this and a better life. Hence of old when the saints prayed they spread out the palms of their hands, as to receive a blessing from God, 1 Kings 8:22; Exodus 9:29; Psalms 143:6 .