“The Thorn”
So if Thou wilt not take away the smart, / I fear no wrath; the thorn serves Thy design / That I despair of all within my heart / And run to Thine.
April 14, 2025
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So if Thou wilt not take away the smart, / I fear no wrath; the thorn serves Thy design / That I despair of all within my heart / And run to Thine.
Paintings like Memling’s Scenes from the Passion of Christ are wonderful tools for teaching.
The Passion is not intended for the academic spectator or the casual tourist—it is intended for the Christian. It movingly directs his heart to meditate on and wonder at what Jesus has done for him.
The curse I choose that thou mightst lose sin’s curse and guilt forever. My gift of love from heaven above will give thee blessing ever.