We see his smile of love even when others see nothing but the black hand of death smiting our best beloved.
Interpretation
The quote expresses the enduring presence of love, even in the face of death and loss.
Charles Spurgeon's quote highlights the profound impact of love, suggesting that even in the darkest moments of life, such as facing death or loss, the love of a cherished individual can shine through and provide comfort. It emphasizes that true love allows us to perceive beauty and solace where others may only see despair and tragedy.
In practice
In a eulogy, one could say, 'We see his smile of love even in this time of mourning.'
Amusement should be used to do us good “like a medicine”: it must never be used as the food of the man...Many have had all holy thoughts and gracious resolutions stamped out by perpetual trifling. Pleasure so called is the murderer of thought. This is the age of excessive amusement: everybody craves for it, like a babe for its rattle.
When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle.
It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private.
You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time.
["All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant."] The original Hebrew word that has been translated "paths" means "well-worn roads' or "wheel tracks," such ruts as wagons make when they go down our green roads in wet weather and sink in up to the axles. God's ways are at times like heavy wagon tracks that cut deep into our souls, yet all of them are merciful.
A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
We are not mad. We are human.We want to love, and someone must forgive us for the paths we take to love, for the paths are many and dark, and we are ardent and cruel in our journey.
The weak would never enter the kingdom of love.
You draw me, you hard-hearted adamant;_x000D_ _x000D_ But yet you draw not iron, for my heart_x000D_ _x000D_ Is true as steel: leave you your power to draw,_x000D_ _x000D_ And I shall have no power to follow you.
The dunes are changed by the wind, but the desert never changes. That's the way it will be with our love for each other
Their love as a dragonfly, skimming over echo park, stoppin to visit the lotus. Eating dreams and drinking blue sky.
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