Emerson's Purpose After Family Tragedy
Historical AccountStory★★★★Waldo Emerson bore the tragic death
of his young wife and two brothers,
and the resignation from his church:
“A doom seemed to hover over his
family. Under the surface of his life,
dark as it was at the moment, a purpose
was taking form in his mind; he knew that he was born for victory.”
The point
A biographer recounts how Ralph Waldo Emerson, after suffering the deaths of his wife and brothers and resigning from his church, found a sense of purpose and knew he was born for victory.
Scripture
Romans 8:28
Audience
AdultsYouth
Occasions
Funeral
Tone
Sobering · Hopeful · Uplifting
To tell aloud
under a minute · 56 words