Everyone should feel that he has a part to act in making the Sabbath meetings interesting. You are not to come together simply as a matter of form, but for the interchange of thought, for the relation of your daily experiences, for the expression of thanksgiving, for the utterance of your sincere desire for divine enlightenment, that you may know God, and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent. Communing together in regard to Christ will strengthen the soul for life’s trials and conflicts. Never think that you can be Christians and yet withdraw yourselves within yourselves. Each one is a part of the great web of humanity, and the experience of each will be largely determined by the experience of his associates. {6T 362.2} | |
Vidnesbyrd for menigheden bind 6 kapitel 44. 362. Fra side 362 i den engelske udgave. | tilbage |
Alle bør føle, at de bør yde deres bidrag til at gøre sabbatsmøderne interessante. Når I samles, bør det ikke blot være for formens skyld, men for at udveksle tanker, for at fortælle om jeres daglige erfaringer, for at give udtryk for taknemmelighed og for at udtrykke jeres oprigtige ønske om guddommelig oplysning, så at I kan komme til at kende Gud og Jesus Kristus, som han har udsendt. Ved at tale sammen om Kristus vil sjælen blive styrket til livets prøvelser og kampe. Tro aldrig at I kan være kristne og samtidig isolere jer. Det enkelte menneske udgør en del af menneskehedens store væv og det enkelte menneskes erfaringer vil i høj grad være bestemt af dets medmenneskers erfaringer. |