PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES - BENJAMIN HARRISON
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
THE FAMILY ALTAR
May 12.
"And ye now, therefore, have sorrow; but I will see you again,
and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from
you. And in that day ye shall ask Me nothing." John 16:22-23.
Yes, the disciples were filled with deep sorrow when Jesus
told them that He would soon part from them. Ever and again
He reminds them of that sad parting hour. But He also cheers
and comforts them with the sweet assurance: "We shall meet
again !" And when they did meet again on that never-to-be-for-
gotten joyous Easter morning, all their sorrow vanished, and over-
whelming rapture filled their hearts. The happiness of that
meeting went with them through all their subsequent life, com-
forted and strengthened them in all their trials and sufferings,
until they entered into the joy of their Lord and saw Him again
face to face in His Father's house above. What a joyous meeting
that must have been ! We must all, as followers of our Lord,
enter through much tribulation into the kingdom of heaven. We
therefore also meet with much sorrow in this world. And the
parting hour is bitter, oh, so bitter, when death comes and takes
our loved ones from us. Then all the sympathy, all the wisdom,
all the pleasures of the world, afford no abiding comfort. But
this sweet promise of our Lord : "I will see you again/' can and
does turn our sorrow into joy and heals the bleeding wounds of
our grief-torn hearts. It assures us that our parting at the grave
will not be forever. When we see our blessed Lord, we shall at
the same time see with Him all our loved ones who have gone
before. On that day we shall ask Him nothing; then all the
dark riddles of life lie clear and bright before us like an open book.
Then no man shall take our joy from us. There shall be no
more parting, nor weeping, nor longing, nor lonesome days and
nights; for we are then at home with Jesus.
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