Many complain of providence when their friends suffer or are removed by death; but it is not in the order of God that men and women should lead lives of suffering and die prematurely, leaving their work unfinished. God would have us live out the full measure of our days, with every organ in health, doing its appointed work. It is unjust to charge Him with a result which in many cases is due to the individual’s own transgression of natural law.—The Review and Herald, February 11, 1902. {2MCP 570.2}

Mange beklager sig over forsynet når deres venner lider eller fjernes af døden; men det er ikke efter Guds orden at mænd og kvinder skal lade deres liv lide og dø før tiden, og efterlade deres arbejde ufuldbragt. Gud vil have os til at leve vore dage ud i fuldt mål, med alle organer sunde, der gør sit særlige arbejde. Det er uretfærdigt at pålægge Ham et resultat som i mange tilfælde skyldes personens egen overtrædelse af naturloven. — The Review and Herald, 11. februar, 1902.