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its appointed place, each revolving in its own orbit. He has faith that at a certain time each world will be in a certain position, which position may be calculated centuries in advance --- but he lacks faith in the Power that created these worlds and keeps them in their places. He has faith in certain Laws --- but he doubts the existence of the Law-maker. He sees the wondrous manifestation of Life in great and small. He takes advantage of the telescope and the microscope and explores new regions, and finds the Law in operation everywhere --- but he doubts the existence of a great Law which governs his life --- his incomings and his outgoings --- his great deeds and his petty acts --- he fails to realize the truth of the saying that the hairs on his head are numbered, and that not a sparrow may fall unnoticed.

He seems to think that if there is a GOD, he must have made the world and then ran away and left it to take care of itself. He fails to see that Law must govern Man's life as it governs the unfolding of the leaf, the development of the lily. He fails to see that law is in full operation within him as well as without him. He fails to see that as he opposes the operation of Law, pain comes by reason of the friction. He fails to see that the only true philosophy is that which teaches one to fall in with the operations of Law, and to let it work in him and through him.

Do you think for a moment that GOD does not know what he is about? Do you doubt the Supreme Intelligence which knows all things and is conscious of all things? Do you doubt the Supreme Power which manifests itself in all forms of power? Do you doubt the Universal Presence which is in all places at all times? Do you suppose that the manifestation is everything, and the manifestor nothing? Poor man!

Either the Universe is without Law --- without meaning --- without reason, or it is the manifestation of Supreme and Infinite Reason. Either it is the work of a Demon who sits somewhere and grins and gloats over our misfortunes --- our trials --- our troubles --- our pain --- our follies, or it is the work of an All-knowing --All-powerful --- All-present Intelligence-Power-Presence which has taken into consideration everything within the Universe, down to the tiniest thing --- down to the merest detail. And if this last be true, then everything that happens must be in accordance with Law --- everything that happens to us must be the very best thing that could happen to us at that particular time and that particular place.

Things are not run by blind chance --- there is Law under everything. Everything has some connection with every other thing --every person has a relationship with every other person. All is One --- the manifestations are varied, but there is but One reality. There is a great plan underlying all Life, and Life itself is in accordance with that plan. Nothing ever happens. Every occurrence has a bearing on every other occurrence. Chance has