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.
Whom did Jesus pronounce blessed?
What encouraging statement follows concerning the supply of power to the faint?
What is the value of merely outward forms?
How much was included in the gift of Christ for the salvation of man?
Who will thus he judged by the saints?
Why did God command Israel to hallow the Sabbath?
What will constitute the second plague?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle