| The Joy of Service |
Chapter 12 |
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What is this comfort which can produce in the bereft life the quiet peace of God? For one thing, it is the Divine revealing concerning those who are taken from us. There was no accident, to the mind of God, in the taking away of the happy young wife from her devoted husband, and from her sacred place at the heart of the home. Her mission on earth was ended, her work here was finished. Her life was not ended, however; it has only passed into another sphere, where, with greater power to be a blessing, she will continue to serve her Master.
Then, for those who remain in the emptied home, the comfort is that God’s love in the taking away of the dear life is just as deep and true as it was in the giving of it; that there are blessings in sorrow itself which far more than compensate for the pain and anguish; and that heaven will be nearer now since the dear life has passed into its brightness.
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