on their leaves, and passions breathing in their 

 motion." But there is order. Nothing is pur- 

 poseless. All are working out their lives to the 

 legitimate end. It teaches me faith faith in 

 the unseen Power which has directed all things 

 from the beginning, faith in the marvelous 

 forces without which my plants could not live 

 and grow and bloom. It teaches me to put my 

 confidence in One who cares for His creation 

 and steadily works His will. There are times 

 when it is well to be reminded that the uni- 

 verse is in better hands than ours. The One 

 Perfect Man went into a garden to get strength 

 for His cross. 



In my garden I learn a true ideal of service. 

 I discover how foolish is the notion of the earth 

 which men in their selfishness have cultivated. 

 I am taught that it is not true that here on the 

 earth all things exist merely to please man, 

 that the eternal forces work only for him. As I 

 observe the life of the plant and watch its 

 struggle for existence, I am taught a real re- 

 gard for its rights. But I am taught much 



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