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.
16. When the prodigal son, in the parable, repented and turned toward home, what did his father do?
Why did God confide in Abraham, and commit sacred trusts to him?
What was to he the character of the little horn?
Before he was afflicted, what did he do?
How should we sympathize with others in their sorrows?
What work constitutes the fast most acceptable to God?
Of what material is the wall constructed?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle