Why is sorrow better than laughter?
Answer
"Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better." Eccl. 7: 3.
NOTE - 'Many of the loveliest songs of peace and trust and hope which God's children sing in this
world they have been taught in the hushed and darkened chambers of sorrow. . . . Afflictions, sanctified,
soften the asperities of life. They tame the wildness of nature. They temper human ambitions. They burn
out the dross of selfishness and worldliness. They humble pride. They quell fierce passions. They reveal to
men their own hearts, their own weakness, faults, blemishes, and perils. They teach patience and
submission. They discipline unruly spirits. They deepen and enrich our experience."-"Week-Day
Religion," by J. R. Miller, D.D., Pages 92, 93.
By whom were the men directed who thus spoke for God?
In whom is the gift?
Who will sing the song of Moses and the Lamb on the sea of glass?
What illustration of this is given in the Bible?
When Paul wished to preach the true God to the idolatrous Athenians, how did he describe Him?
What announcement is made under the seventh plague?
Does Jesus sympathize with us in our afflictions?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle