The Morning of Joy
Horatius Bonar, 1808–1889
Pastoral grief and consolation · 1808–1889
Horatius Bonar
Bonar wrote hymns and devotional works on grief, hope, and Christian life. His prose offers an opportunity to distinguish compassion and consolation from simplistic predictions about suffering or death.
How to study this writer
Read a chapter about grief and find its underlying biblical passages. What comfort does it offer? Does it leave room for anger, numbness and persistent sorrow?
Historical caution: Avoid asserting specific spiritual outcomes for a bereaved family based on a historic devotional text.
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The Night of Weeping
Horatius Bonar, 1808–1889
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