The Widow Directed to the Widow's God

When the Son of God came to earth, one thing He did was to bind up the brokenhearted and comfort those who mourn. We need to likewise fulfill the task of "pure and undefiled religion" in looking after widows and orphans in their distress (James 1:27). A bruised heart requires the gentlest handling, and here you will find timeless advice on how to achieve that in your ministry.

The book is in three parts: appropriate suggestions to widows (sympathy, submission, instruction, consolation, confidence in God, and the benefits of affliction); Scripture examples of widows; and letters to widows drawn from across church history.

Endorsement

“Especially must I mention the name of that honoured father of all the Dissenting churches, the Rev. John Angell James, of Birmingham. There is no name I think just now that ought to be more venerated than his.” 
—Charles Haddon Spurgeon at the ceremony for laying the Metropolitan Tabernacle foundation stone

Contents

First Part: Appropriate Suggestions to Widows

I. Sympathy
II. Submission
III. Instruction
IV. Consolation
V. Confidence in God
VI. Benefits of Affliction

Second Part: Scripture Examples of Widows

I. Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah
II. The Widow of Zarephath
III. The Widow of One of the Sons of the Prophets
IV. The Widow Casting Her Two Mites into the Treasury
V. The Widow of Nain
VI. Anna the Prophetess

Third Part: Letters to Widows

John Howe to Lady Russell
Mrs. Love’s Letter to Her Husband
Mr. Love’s Reply

Letters from Widows

Mrs. Huntington’s Letter on the Death of Her Husband
To a Friend Who Had Lost a Near Relation
To a Friend Who Had Lost Her Husband
Lady Powerscourt’s Letter on the Death of Her Husband
Letter VI from Ditto
Letter VIII from Ditto
Letter IX from Ditto
Mrs. Lewis’s Letter on the Death of Her Husband
Conclusion