Newton: thankfulness for trials

Sunday, September 7, 2025
    Commemoration of Douglas Downes, Founder of the Society of Saint Francis, 1957
Meditation:
    When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
    —1 Corinthians 11:32 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Trials ... are medicines, which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes, because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires... Let us trust his skill and thank him for his prescription.
    ... John Newton (1725-1807), in a letter, 1787, The Aged Pilgrim’s Triumph over Sin and the Grave, p. 43-44 (see the book)
    See also 1 Cor. 11:32; Heb. 12:5-7; Eze. 20:37; John 16:20; Heb. 12:5-8; Jas. 1:2-3
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You have blessed me with Your correction. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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