Required reading
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (available from Amazon or free on the internet,
here for example)
- Up to the paragraph that begins: 'Then they got up and went forward; now a little before them stood an oak, and under it when they came to it, they found an old pilgrim fast asleep; they knew that he was a pilgrim by his clothes, and his staff, and his girdle.'
My notes and thoughts
Today the pilgrims traverse the Valley of Humiliation and the Valley of the Shadow of Death.
Although Christian had trouble in the Valley of Humiliation, our pilgrims find it not too hard going and the Valley is repeatedly commended as a good place to be: 'It is the best, and most fruitful piece of ground in all those parts. It is fat ground, and as you see, consisteth much in meadows: and if a man was to come here in the summer-time, as we do now, if he knew not any thing before thereof, and if he also delighted himself in the sight of his eyes, he might see that that would be delightful to him. Behold, how green this Valley is, also how beautified with lilies.' This was a great point. Contrary to what our sinful human hearts tell us, walking in humiliation provides many blessings.
Now it's your turn
Please post your own notes and thoughts in the comments section below.
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