Whatever the cause of grief
may be, there is rich comfort in the remembrance of the sorrows of
Christ. It assures us that Christ understands our pain. In the garden he
went a stone’s cast farther than any of his disciples went. The picture
is a parable to us. It is always so. Wherever you bow in the deep
shadows of grief, you have but to lift up your eyes, and you will see
Jesus in still deeper shadows–a stone’s cast beyond you. His sorrow was
sorer than yours.
There
is comfort also in the remembrance that blessing comes out of suffering
patiently endured. All the world’s peace and hope, and all heaven’s joy
and glory–are fruits of a great sorrow—the sorrow of Christ. Blessing
will come always out of sorrow, if we but accept it submissively and
reverently.
While we
think of the sufferings of Christ, we must remember also that he came
from them all unharmed, his life shining in divine radiance, lifted to
glory, too, as a fruit of his suffering. This reminds sorrowing
believers, that they too shall pass through their time of tribulation,
that no scars and no manner of hurt shall be upon their souls because
of their sufferings–but that they shall shine in fairer beauty and
diviner glory, and shall be lifted up to higher honor, because of what
they have suffered with Christ.
Source: Daily Comfort
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