"The suffering has passed, and the scars left by guns and gunpowder will eventually heal, but if the hatred in our hearts is not healed, disaster will be reborn. As followers of Christ, we should show forgiveness to those who have hurt us. Our reconstruction of Beitang is not only about building high walls with bricks and stones, but also about building a bridge of reconciliation between Chinese and foreign people with love."
— Pierre-Marie Favier
Source: Fan Guoliang's public fundraising and letter of condolence in 1901
"Suffering does not sever our connection with God's love; on the contrary, it is precisely in the deepest darkness and fear that the light of Christ appears all the more real and warm."
— Peter Torjesen
Source: In 1930, Ye Yongqing wrote a letter to the headquarters of the Inland Society.
Suffering, love, darkness, fear, light
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"'If I could bear all the suffering and misery of this world, I would plunge into the sea with them.' But my sister replied, 'Eva, you don't need to do that; because two thousand years ago on the cross, someone already did it for you and for this world.'"