They gave our Master a
crown of thorns. Why do we hope for a crown of roses? - Martin Luther
I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is
necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of
the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of
God and
the love of God. - Elisabeth Elliot
The Son of God suffered unto the
death, not that men might not suffer, but that
their sufferings might be like His. - George Macdonald
It is no longer the fashion to suffer for the sake of God, and to bear the Cross
for Him; for the diligence and real earnestness, that perchance were found in
man, have been extinguished and have grown cold; and now no one is willing any
longer to suffer distress for the sake of God. - Johannes Tauler
They gave our Master a
crown of thorns. Why do we hope for a crown of roses? - Martin Luther
I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is
necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of
the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of
God and
the love of God. - Elisabeth Elliot
The Son of God suffered unto the
death, not that men might not suffer, but that
their sufferings might be like His. - George Macdonald
It is no longer the fashion to suffer for the sake of God, and to bear the Cross
for Him; for the diligence and real earnestness, that perchance were found in
man, have been extinguished and have grown cold; and now no one is willing any
longer to suffer distress for the sake of God. - Johannes Tauler