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LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 25, 1902

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 79, No. 8.

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LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.

By W. W. P.

Some of the Sanitarium buildings have been destroyed by fire, but all the principles of truth which made the Sanitarium what it was still live. And the Lord is abundantly able to overrule to His glory and our good what seems on the face of it to be a great disaster. We may not now see clearly the lessons which we are to learn from this experience, but the first step toward learning these lessons is to maintain unflinching trust in the “God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all.” When He takes anything from us, or permits anything to be taken from us, He will always give us something better in its place. All resources are at the command of our God, and our only concern should be that we maintain such fellowship with Him that He can trust us with some of His goods to be used in His service.
The managers of the Sanitarium are meeting the situation with real Christian fortitude. The helpers are faithful and true. All are hopeful in what seems to be a dark hour for the institution, and the tears which were shed in the first bitterness of the trial were soon wiped away, and a spirit of courage in the Lord fills all hearts. Now let all the people manifest the same spirit. Pray for those upon whom rests the responsibility of planning for the future of the work, that the Lord will impart special grace and wisdom to them. Pray that we may all learn just the lessons which the Lord has for us in this experience. Pray that the Lord will use this apparent calamity for the advancement of His kingdom. Pray that the better thing which He has for us may be clearly seen and fully realized. Pray that every other feeling may be swallowed up in that sympathy and brotherly love which will bear witness to the world that “whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it.” So will light shine in the darkness, and hope and courage spring up anew in troubled hearts. W. W. P.