'Standing beside the coffin

Standing beside the coffin of her beloved husband

"For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7

God's will is always the best, because it is always directed by divine love.

A stricken wife, standing beside the coffin of her beloved husband , said to a friend: "There lies my husband, my only earthly support, my most faithful human friend, one who has never once failed me. But I must not forget that there lies also the will of God, and that that will is directed by perfect love."

She was right. It was only by faith that she saw the good and the blessedness, in what appeared to her the wreck of all her happiness. But truly the good and the blessedness are in every dark providence which comes into the life of God's child.

We need to always remember, that our Father never means us harm in anything he does or permits. His assurance is, "I know the thoughts that I think toward you , . . thoughts of peace." His will for us is always directed by love, though it has the form of darkness and pain.

"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28

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