assurance of salvation

Know then,

for one thing,

that

assurance

is a thing to be much desired.

It gives joy and peace in believing. 

It makes us patient in tribulation,

 content in trial,

calm in affliction,

unmoved in sorrow,

 not afraid of evil tidings. 

 It sweetens our bitter cups,

it lessens the burdens of the crosses that we bear.

It smooths the rough places on which we travel,

it lightens the valley of the shadow of death.

It makes us feel as if we have something solid beneath our feet

and something firm in our hand,

a sure Friend by the way

and a sure home in the end.

Assurance

will help a man bear poverty and loss. 

Assurance

will support a man in sickness.

Assurance

will give you songs in the night.

And, O friend,

when your turn comes to die,

Assurance

will comfort you

 and bid you safely over to the other side.

Mrs. Peggy,

you have shown me the way to face death.

Thank you

from

Heading for Heaven

by JC Ryle