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 encouraging statement follows concerning the supply of power to the faint?
At what cost did even He learn the lesson of obedience?
What threefold union is thus established?
How does this association regard the Catholic Church on this point?
What, then, is the nature of all Sabbath legislation?
7. With what is witchcraft classed by Paul, and what does he say to those who are guilty of such things?
How readily will their wants be supplied?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle