Suffering

This Biography on Charles Simeon is a rare gem. Simeon in a conversation with his friend Joseph Gurney answered his friend's question on how he endures so much persecution from others this way,"My dear brother, we must not mind a little suffering for Christ's sake. When I am getting through a hedge, if my head and shoulders are safely through, I can bear the pricking of my legs. Let us rejoice in the remembrance that our holy Head [Jesus] has surmounted all His suffering and triumphed over death. Let us follow Him patiently; we shall soon be partakers of His victory".