We cannot understand the meaning of many trials; God does not explain them. To explain a trial would be to destroy its object, which is that of calling forth simple faith and implicit obedience. If we knew why the Lord sent us this or that trial, it would thereby cease to be a trial either of faith or of patience.


Elisha the Prophet: The Lessons of His History and Times (ed. 1882)

Alfred Edersheim Quotes

We cannot understand the meaning of many trials; God does not explain them. To explain a trial would be to destroy its object, which is that of...

We cannot understand the meaning of many trials; God does not explain them. To explain a trial would be to destroy its object, which is that of...

We cannot understand the meaning of many trials; God does not explain them. To explain a trial would be to destroy its object, which is that of...

We cannot understand the meaning of many trials; God does not explain them. To explain a trial would be to destroy its object, which is that of...