118:8.2 Mortal man is a machine, a living mechanism; his roots are truly in the physical world of energy. Many human reactions are mechanical in nature; much of life is machinelike. But man, a mechanism, is much more than a machine; he is mind endowed and spirit indwelt; and though he can never throughout his material life escape the chemical and electrical mechanics of his existence, he can increasingly learn how to subordinate this physical-life machine to the directive wisdom of experience by the process of consecrating the human mind to the execution of the spiritual urges of the indwelling Thought Adjuster.

Patience
The rain today will turn things green.
Plants grow an inch a day, it seems.
As we live and work today, realize that love’s displayed
In many brilliant, hidden ways.

Look for it, and you will see.
The way God does His ministry.
Look beyond the page of books
And you will see the time it took.

The Human Race has been around
For so many years, that it’s profound.
Life evolved, or was it planted?
Is life something that’s invented?

Once Life starts, it tends to grow.
Before we were, it’s hard to know.
Perhaps we’re evolutions end.
Man evolved, or were we sent?

I think life on this world was planted.
And we’re the product that’s intended.
It took much time for life to grow
In the ways now that we know.

Eons, ages, time it took
To mold this sphere on which we work.
We have a destiny unfulfilled.
Twill be exactly as You’ve willed.

Thank You, Father, things occur
Terrible things, but life endures.
Learning how to do Your will
Helps Your love to be instilled.

73:2.0 From their highland headquarters and from sixty-one far-scattered settlements, Van and Amadon recruited a corps of over three thousand willing and enthusiastic workers who, in solemn assembly, dedicated themselves to this mission of preparing for the promised – at least expected – Son.

Garden Planning
A gloomy, above freezing day.
We’ve passed into the month of May.
Memorial Day by this month’s end.
Mothers Day’s around the bend.

Very cool now for the Spring
But grass grows through most anything.
Everywhere we see new green.
Life is thriving, Spring is king.

Spring flowers adapt to this cool weather.
They truly give the Spring it’s color.
Daffodils can turn some heads
And purple violets grow in beds.

If you’ve planned your garden well
As things grow, fulfillment swells.
Deep within your soul you see
Beauty done creatively.

You and God work hand-in-hand.
You labor as He does demand.
Things work out as He dictates.
His love envelops what you make.

You create by what you do.
Do your best! Make that be you!
God will help if you just look.
Take the time to read His book!

Thank You, Father, for Your gifts.
When looking for You, Spirits lift.
You gave a book, told me to read.
I didn’t know it was a seed!

100:4.2 Religious perplexities are inevitable; there can be no growth without psychic conflict and spiritual agitation. The organization of a philosophic standard of living entails considerable commotion in the philosophic realms of the mind. Loyalties are not exercised in behalf of the great, the good, the true, and the noble without a struggle. Effort is attendant upon clarification of spiritual vision and enhancement of cosmic insight. And the human intellect protests against being weaned from subsisting upon the nonspiritual energies of temporal existence. The slothful animal mind rebels at the effort required to wrestle with cosmic problem solving.

Advance to Your Calling
The promise of the day begins.
Anticipation helps us win.
Expect what is the very best.
Remove your fear, do nothing less.

Attitude puts you on course.
A positive mind helps to enforce
Decisions that help you to grow.
Fear’s your chance, let courage show!

Don’t waver in the face of fear.
Let wisdom guide, and have a good cheer.
Do what you know to be right!
Enhance this world with all your might!

I can see someday there will
Be a world that love instilled.
We will do what’s good for all.
The rule of God will be installed!

I can see it’s not tomorrow.
We’re fear instilled, there’s too much sorrow.
Time will heal, but still we’ll make
More mistakes, that’s what it takes!

That is truly how we learn.
Past empires were much more stern!
Living here becomes more just
As to the now, we do adjust!

Father, thank You, for insight.
Our history truly sheds some light
Upon the path we can expect.
We will improve, but by small steps.