hope, and hope maketh not ashamed.” We should learn not merely to praise God in affliction, but to praise him for it. We should see that the lot of the afflicted is far more enviable than that of him who is “let alone;” and, instead of trembling when we see the dark cloud of sorrow coming over us, we should tremble far more when we see it passing off, lest, perchance, that which came charged with blessing to us, should, through our stout-heartedness and unteachableness, leave us callous and unblest.