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經文：「我進入神的國，必須經歷許多艱難。」（徒十四22） 人生中最美好的事物，都是從苦難中得到的。麥子必須磨碎，才能做成麵包。香料必須經火，才能發出濃郁的香氣。土地必須耕鬆，才能合乎播種。照樣一顆破碎的心，才能得到神的喜悅。人生最甜蜜的歡樂，都是憂傷所結的果。我們必須親身經歷許多艱難，然後才可能安慰別人。 如果你渴望作一個安慰使者；如果你願意擁有憐恤的恩賜；如果你想從自己的生命湧流出新鮮的安慰，可以扶持在試煉中的弟兄姊妹；如果你想在日常中圓滑處事，以免對人尖酸苛刻；你必須甘心樂意地付一筆昂貴的學費；那就是學像基督那般受苦。--勞勃生 F. W. Robertson 新譯｜荒漠甘泉讀書會
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Scripture: "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22.). The best things of life come out of wounding. Wheat is crushed before it becomes bread. Incense must be cast upon the fire before its odors are set free. The ground must be broken with the sharp plough before it is ready to receive the seed. It is the broken heart that pleases God. The sweetest joys in life are the fruits of sorrow. Human nature seems to need suffering to fit it for being a blessing to the world. If you aspire to be a son of consolation; if you would partake of the priestly gift of sympathy; if you would pour something beyond commonplace consolation into a tempted heart; if you would pass through the intercourse of daily life with the delicate tact that never inflicts pain; you must be content to pay the price of a costly education--like Him, you must suffer.--F. W. Robertson ｜ Mrs. Charles Cowman
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