The Man of No Sorrows
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by John Bishop

A man named Coulson Kernahan once related a remarkable dream-allegory called “The Man of No Sorrows.”

A prophet from the orient arrived in London and announced that he was the savior of the world. What made him stand out was his proclamation that sorrow and pain have no place in the universe. He declared that human society will never be saved until sorrow is discredited.

The people eagerly accep…

Nashville: Abingdon Press, A Word in Season, by John Bishop