It will be a great cross for you to cultivate pure, unselfish love and disinterested benevolence. To yield your opinions and ideas, to give up your judgment, and to follow the counsel of others will be a great cross to you. The several members of your family now have families of their own. But the same spirit which existed to a greater or less extent in their father’s home is carried to their own firesides and is felt by those outside of their family circles. They lack sweet simplicity, Christlike tenderness, and unselfish love. They have a work to do to overcome these selfish traits of character in order to be fruitful branches of the True Vine. Said Christ: “Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit.” You need to bring Jesus near to you, to have Him in your homes and in your hearts. You should not only have a knowledge of what is right, but should practice it from right motives, having an eye single to the glory of God. You may be helps, if you will comply with the conditions given in the word of God. {3T 528.2}

Det vil være et stort kors for jer at opelske ren, uselvisk kærlighed og uegennyttig godgørenhed. At opgive jeres meninger og tanker, at opgive jeres dømmeevner og at følge andres råd vil være et stort kors for jer at bære. Adskillige medlemmer i jeres familie har nu deres egne familier. Men den samme ånd som eksisterede i større eller mindre omfang i deres faders hjem føres til deres egne hjem og mærkes af dem uden for deres familiekredse. De mangler god enkelhed, en Kristuslignende ømhed og uselvisk kærlighed. De har et arbejde at gøre med at overvinde disse selviske karaktertræk for at være frugtbare grene på den Sande Vin. Kristus sagde: »Derved er min Fader herliggjort, at I bærer megen frugt.« I behøver at få Jesus nærmere til jer og have ham i jeres hjem og i jeres hjerter. Du bør ikke kun have kendskab til hvad der er ret, men bør praktisere det ud fra rette motiver og have et øje kun rettet på Guds herlighed. I må være hjælpere, hvis I vil rette jer efter de betingelser der er givet i Guds ord.