Excerpt from Be Strong to Hope: Courage and Comfort That Concern the Ministry of Trouble A life journey that stretches through a century, elects one to the office of precious teacher. And when one's life journey has been made in fellowship with Christ, it multiplies the worth and profit of the office. The author counts it great joy that he has been privileged to glean many helpful messages as he communed with a century old saint. The grace, the dignity, the faithfulness of this remarkable woman, have made their loyal witness through three generations. Modest, wise, generous, tireless she has lived in good obedience to her Lord. The schooling of the hundred years has been diligently mastered. And she speaks with tenderest spirit and happiest devo tion concerning these same disciplines of time. It IS not as text for instruction that the author inscribes this book to his aged friend. He has woven many of her interpretations of life into these pages. And the elect lady has illustrated these same messages of comfort by a char acter of rare beauty and merit. The author endeavors to twist these truth strands into a piece of firm, strong cordage. It is his wish and prayer that Mrs. Averill may walk a little distance with us in this the second century of her living, and that she may continue to rejoice in these familiar truths which bind her to the heart of Christ! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.