3 Matheno said, The Spirits of the Holy One cause every thing to come and go in proper time.
4 The sun has his own time to set, the moon to rise, to wax and wane, the stars to come and go, the rain to fall, the winds to blow;
5 The seed times and the harvest times to come; man to be born and man to die.
6 These mighty Spirits cause the nations to be born; they rock them in their cradles, nurture them to greatest power, and when their tasks are done they wrap them in their winding sheets and lay them in their tombs.
7 Events are many in a nation’s life, and in the life of man, that are not pleasant for the time; but in the end the truth appears: whatever comes is for the best.
8 Man was created for a noble part; but he could not be made a free man filled with wisdom, truth and might.
9 If he were hedged about, confined in straits from which he could not pass, then he would be a toy, a mere machine.
10 Creative spirits gave to man a will; and so he has the power to choose.
11 He may attain the greatest heights, or sink to deepest depths; for what he wills to gain he has the power to gain.
12 If he desires strength he has the power to gain that strength; but he must overcome resistances to reach the goal; no strength is ever gained in idleness.