Emphasis Preaching Journal

Someone once said, "What happens to us matters little, but our reaction to what happens to us matters much." James suggests that one way to have a good reaction to suffering is to see beyond it as a farmer sees beyond the seedling to the harvest. Patience.

In old age, Pierre August Renoir, the great French painter, suffered from arthritis, which twisted and cramped his hand. Henri Matisse, his artist friend, watched sadly while Renoir, grasping a brush with only his fingertips, continued to paint, even though each movement caused stabbing pain.