God has not promised skies always blue, flower-strewn pathways all our lives through; god has not promised sun without rain, joy without sorrow, peace without pain. But god has promised strength for the day, rest for the labor, light for the way, grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy, undying love.
Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s.
