Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
C. Most of all, it should be accepted in faith.  There may not be an answer on this earth or in this lifetime.  John the Baptist heard only the grating of the prison door as the soldiers of Herod came to lead him to the block, and Herod heard only the music and dancing; but the answer to such an injustice did not come in this life.  But surely the heart of faith can well believe that for him, of whom the Master said, "None is greater," there is reserved some compensatory reward on the eternal shore.  May all men, even in tears, accept whatever of life's sorrows they must, assured that there is a city "where there are no tears or pain."