His afflictions are no arbitrary appointments. There is righteous necessity in all that He does.
As He lays His chastening hand upon you, and leads you by ways you know not, and which you never would have chosen He whispers the gentle accents in your ear, "Beloved I wish above all things that you would prosper even as your soul prospers."
Rest in the quiet consciousness that all is well.
Murmur at nothing which brings you nearer to His own loving Presence.
Be thankful for your very cares, because you can confidently cast them all upon Him.
He has both your temporal and eternal "prosperity" too much at heart to appoint one superfluous pang, one needless stroke.
Commit therefore, all that concerns you to His safe keeping, and leave it there!
~John MacDuff~
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