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¶p: The Fifth Communion is with the Angel of Work, who sings in the humming of the bee, pausing not in its making of golden honey, in the flute of the shepherd, who sleeps not lest his flock go astray, in the song of the spinner, as she lays her hand to the spindle.
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¶c: If you think that these are not as fair in the eyes of the Lord as the loftiest of prayers, echoed from the highest mountain, then do you indeed err.
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¶a: The honest work of humble hands is a daily prayer of thanksgiving, and the music of the plow is a joyful song to the Lord.
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¶p: He who eats the bread of idleness must die of hunger, for a field of stones can yield only stones.
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For him is the day without meaning, and the night a bitter journey of evil dreams.
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¶c: The mind of the idle is full of the weeds of discontent, but he, who walks with the Angel of Work, has within him a field always fertile, where corn, and grapes, and all manner of sweet-scented herbs and flowers grow in abundance.
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¶p: As you sow, so shall you reap.
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¶a: The disciple of the Gods, who has found his task, will not ask any other blessing.
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¶p: Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with a span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
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¶a: The Lord, even Ahman, our Eloheim.
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¶c: The sun arises, and the saints gather together; they go forth to their work in the fields; with strong backs and cheerful hearts, they go forth to labor together in the Garden of the Lord.
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¶p: They are the Workers of Good, because they work the good work of the Heavenly Father.
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¶c: They are the body of those who teach the Law, and who struggle for the Law.
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¶p: With the right arm and the left, they till the soil, and the desert bursts forth in colors of green and gold.
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¶c: With the right arm and the left, they lay the stones, which will build on earth the heavenly realm.
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¶p: They are the messengers of the Angel of Work; in them is revealed the Holy Law.
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¶a: O Heavenly Father, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all.
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The earth is full of your riches.
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You send the springs into the valleys, running down from the everlasting hills.
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You give drink to every beast of the field, and cause the grass to grow for the cattle.
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You set the mighty tree in their places, that the birds of heaven may have their habitation and sing sweetly among the branches.
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¶p: You give herbs for the service of mortals, that they may bring forth food out of the earth.
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¶c: In the hands of the saints, all your gifts bear fruit, for they are building on earth the heavenly realm.
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¶p: You open your hand; your saints are blessed with good things.
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You send forth your Spirit, and they are created from the womb; together with your holy angels, they will renew the face of the earth.
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¶a: O Heavenly Father, you who are above all! Reveal, to the Children of Light, what is the foremost thing, in which the earth feels the greatest joy.
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¶p: The Heavenly Father, answering, says, "It is the place in which the saints, who follow the Holy Law, step forth with their good thoughts, good words, and good deeds.
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Their backs are strong in service, and their hands are not idle.
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They lift up their voices in full accord with the Law.
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That place is holy, in which the saints sow the corn, or grass, or fruit, where they water that ground which is dry, or drain the too wet soil.
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For the earth has been given into the keeping of the Children of Light, that they may treasure and care for it, bringing from its depths that which is for the nourishment of the body and the enlightenment of the mind."
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¶a: Blessed are the Children of Light, whose joy is in the work of the Law, who labor in the Garden of the Lord by day, and join the Angels of the Heavenly Father by night.
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From their lips is the story told, which serves as a teaching for mortals.
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¶c: "It is said that the trees went forth one time to anoint a ruler over them.
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They said to the olive tree, 'You reign over us.' But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor Gods and mortals, and go to be promoted over the trees?' Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and reign over us.' But the fig tree said to them, 'Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?’ Then said the trees to the vine, 'You come and reign over us.' And the vine said to them, 'Should I leave my wine, which cheers Gods and mortals, and go to be promoted over the trees?'"
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¶a: The disciple of the Law, who fulfills his tasks, does not need further blessings, neither does he seek dominion over his fellowman, but only to serve in the name of his Gods.
Selah