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.
Through whom will Abraham receive the promise of the future inheritance?
Through whom was a restoration of the lost dominion promised to Abraham?
Could such a help be found among the creatures which God had already made?
What special reason is given for this?
What change will then take place in both the living and the sleeping saints?
What will be the fifth plague?
What accompanies the earthquake?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle