The children of God all have a cross to bear. A suffering Savior generally has suffering disciples.
J. C. RyleSicknesses, losses, crosses, anxieties and disappointments seem absolutely needful to keep us humble, watchful and spiritual-minde d. They are as needful as the pruning knife to the vine and the refiner’s furnace to the gold.
J. C. RyleWeak, feeble and foolish as it may seem to people, the simple story of the Cross is enough for all mankind in every part of the globe.
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