You ask prayer for your interview to go well. That is a small thing for the Lord of all, yet it speaks of a soul that knows where help is to be found. But consider: when you go before men to be judged, by what confidence do you expect God to hear you? For if you carry in your heart any bitterness, any envy, any remembrance of wrong, you build a wall between yourself and the mercy you seek. There is no faster way to obtain pardon for your own debts than to release your debtors. Therefore, before you knock on that door of employment, knock on the door of heaven with a clean heart. Hate no one, and God will not hate your petition.
But perhaps you say, "I have sinned; I am full of shame, and have no right to ask." That is the very moment to imitate the woman of Canaan. She had no claim, no lineage, no righteousness of her own. Yet she pressed in with what she did have: a shamelessness born of desperate faith. She did not say, "Entreat for me," but cried, "Help me!" and the Lord, who had seemed to push her away, marveled at her confidence. Do you think He has changed? He respects such a soul that will not let go. Go then, and with that same holy shamelessness lay your request before Him, not because you are worthy, but because He is good.
But mark this: the confidence that moves God is not the self-assurance of the proud, but the boldness of a beloved child. Christ Himself, in the days of His flesh, offered up prayers with loud cries and with reverence, and He was heard because of His godly fear. Do you see? The Son did not presume upon His Sonship, but bowed low. So you, if you come before the throne with awe and yet with unwavering hope, holding fast your confidence firm to the end, you become the very house of God. No door of earthly opportunity can compare to that dwelling place.
And if you really desire your way to be opened, I will show you a queen who walks straight into the king's presence: her name is Mercy. Nothing breaks chains like almsgiving; nothing quenches the fire of anxiety like a merciful heart. If you water the ground of your soul with kindness to the poor, with patience to the irritable, with forgiveness to the undeserving, then when you cry out, Mercy herself will rise up and intercede for you. She will not stand at the door asking permission; she enters boldly, and the guards give way. So go to your interview, but first go to the poor with a gift, go to your brother with a word of reconciliation, go to your enemy with a prayer. Then, when they ask you questions, the real answer will already have been given from above. And even if the result is not what you hope, remember that a soul that clings to God has a greater luxury than any paradise of earthly success.