3. If God had exempted humans from bodily labor, their limbs would have atrophied; if God had exempted them from intellectual labor, their spirit would have remained in infancy, in the state of animal instinct. That is why God made labor a necessity, and said to them: Seek and you shall find; labor and you shall produce. In this way, you will be the children of your deeds; you will derive merit from them and you will be recompensed according to what you have done.

4. It is through the application of this principle that spirits do not come to spare humans the work of research by bringing them discoveries and inventions that are completed and ready to produce, in such a way that they would only have to take what was put in their hands, without having to go to the trouble to bend down to pick it up or even to think about it. If that were the case, the laziest individuals could enrich themselves and the most unlearned become wise at no cost, and both would receive merit for what they have not done. No, spirits do not come to exempt humans from the law of labor, but to show them the objective they must reach and the way that will lead them to it, saying to them: Press on and you shall arrive. You will find stones under your feet; look and remove them yourself. We will give you the strength you need if you wish to use it.

5. From the moral point of view, these words of Jesus mean: Ask that the light may enlighten your way and it will be given to you; ask for the strength to resist evil and you will have it; ask for the assistance of the good spirits and they will come to accompany you, and like the angel of Tobit, they will serve as your guides. Ask for good counsel and it will never be refused to you; knock at our door and it will be opened to you; but ask sincerely, with faith, fervor and trust; present yourself with humility and not arrogance; otherwise, you will be left to your own devices and your failures will be the punishment for your pride.

Such is the meaning of the words: Seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.