The place of worship may be very humble, but it is no less acknowledged by God. To those who worship God in spirit and in truth and in the beauty of holiness it will be as the gate of heaven. The company of believers may be few in number, but in God’s sight they are very precious. By the cleaver of truth they have been taken as rough stones from the quarry of the world and have been brought into the workshop of God to be hewed and shaped. But even in the rough they are precious in the sight of God. The ax, the hammer, and the chisel of trial are in the hands of One who is skillful; they are used, not to destroy, but to work out the perfection of every soul. As precious stones, polished after the similitude of a palace, God designs us to find a place in the heavenly temple. {6T 363.2}

Det sted, hvor gudstjenesten bliver holdt, er måske meget beskedent, men Gud anerkender det ikke mindre af den grund. Det er som himmelens port for dem, som tilbeder Gud i ånd og sandhed og i hellig prydelse. De troendes antal er måske ikke ret stort, men i Guds øjne er de meget dyrebare. Med sandhedens kile er de taget ud af verdens stenbrud som grove sten og bragt ind i Guds værksted for at blive tilhugget og formet. Men selv i denne grove tilstand er de kostelige i Guds øjne. Prøvelsens økse, hammer og mejsel er i en guddommelig kunstners hænder og bliver ikke brugt til at ødelægge, men til at gøre hver eneste sjæl fuldkommen. Gud ønsker, at vi som kostelige stene, som er tilhugget efter paladsets stil, skal finde en plads i det himmelske tempel.