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.
What did Christ's words at Jacob's well lead the woman of Samaria to ask?
To what place was Christ taken?
What effect did this dream have upon Daniel?
What blessing does the Psalmist say attends the keeping of God's commandments?
What proves that the law is an undivided whole?
What change will then take place in both the living and the sleeping saints?
What protection has God promised His people during the seven last plagues?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle