The scenario in the previous blog entry is certainly a time of testing for a Christian. The blog ended with the words "Christians must endure...endure!" Since the time of this blog post, I came across a related point in a book called The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good about the Good News? by the late Peter J. Gomes. Gomes said, "It is [God's] love that allows us not simply to endure, but to overcome, when our time of testing comes, and it is the constant assurance that God allows us to be" (p. 102). Gomes tied this into the sermon given by Billy Graham at Washington's National Cathedral on the National Day of Mourning where George Keith's 'powerful old hymn'--"How Firm a Foundation" was quoted:
Fear not, [H]e is with thee; O be not dismayed!
For [H]e is thy God, and will still give thee aid:
He'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand
Upheld by [H] is righteous, omnipotent hand.
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