Last night I was in a reflective mood following Solzhenitsyn’s death. I sat down for a few minutes and read this same passage from Solz.’s writings that Piper points to here.
Or, another from Al Mohler here.
Considering people who are imprisoned for their faith (even today!) – – -it struck me how petty Christians in the West are . . . myself included. God help us to lament our “small prisons” less, and anticipate the day when we will thank God for them.
” Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.(James 1:2-4).”
