My God, I have never thanked thee for my thorn. I have thanked
thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn.
I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get
compensation for my cross, but I have never thought of my cross
as itself a present glory. Thou divine Love whose human path
has been perfected through sufferings, teach me the glory of my
cross, teach me the value of my thorn.--GEORGE MATHESON.
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