Afflictions serve most effectually to convince us of the vanity of all that this world can afford, to remind us that this is not our rest and to stir up desires and hopes for our everlasting home. They produce in us a spirit of sympathy towards our companions in tribulation. They give occasion for the exercise of patience, meekness, submission, and resignation. Were it not for the wholesome and necessary discipline of affliction, these excellent virtues would lie dormant. Afflictions serve to convince us more deeply of our own weakness and insufficiency, and to endear the person, the grace, the promises, and the salvation of our Redeemer, more and more to our hearts. Thus we are taught to esteem His very chastisements as precious on account of the benefits we derive from them.
John Fawcett

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#1 · October 16, 2001, 3:26 pm

Posted by: stampinbookworm <stampinbookworm@...>

Boy! I can say that I have a lot more respect for the pioneer women of our day! I did 5 smallish loads by hand in the 5 gal buckets and the plunger. My one dress is hanging over the bathtub drippin'. All the other clothes are outside on the fence...trying to dry in this cold weather. The sun is out so that helps. To my surprise, the full size sheet is almost totally dry and that was the second wash I did. I can say my back is aching, my hands feel like all the moisture has dried out of them from the water and I'm outta breath! But I also feel a satisfaction that some of the laundry was done and that we will have a few clothes. I do understand more now why back when they had two sets of clothing per person, not to mention a weeks worth of undies, slips and a nightgown plus mop cap. And then they washed all the bedding that day too. WOW!

Vaughnde Edwards
Missoula, Montana
Praise the Lord, He is Risen Indeed!!

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