C.S. Lewis, on why God allows us to go through grief and trials.....
"They say these things are sent to try us.....But of course one must take 'sent to try us' the right way. God has not been trying an experiment on my faith or love in order to find out their quality. He knew it already. It was I who didn't."
Page 52, "A Grief Observed"
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Out of Wounding
"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.
Not original to me, but from "Streams in the Desert." It seemed to dovetail with your comments.
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